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The Spirit Within

November 28, 2009
By LiteratureWriter PLATINUM, Seattle, Washington
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LiteratureWriter PLATINUM, Seattle, Washington
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'It's lacking the one thing that keeps us alive. It's lacking people. Stupid, oridinairy, brilliant people!'

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She gives,
but never takes.
She lives,
but never dies.

Her spirit gives life,
just like a flower
and greed steals it all away.

Wealth brought down
her green sons and daughters
and mankind steals it all away.

She is our Earth,
so we should take care--
don’t let greed get it’s way,
or it’ll take our Earth away.

© Travis W., Highland Village, TX

The author's comments:
What inspired me to write this piece is how awful some people treat our planet. I want people to be able to read this poem and, hopefully, realize that they should take better care of our Earth.
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