I am given this right
to feel to try
I with the next breath
expand my chest and might
I flex my aura my
lungs my being
I strive like every living
thing
I stand as tall as I was made
by the rich dirt
nurtured by the falling waters
I stand in the rain
arms spread wide taking in
my birthrights
the worth
of me
I give each and all
every sprout every tree
every gnat and flea
this right also
I cry when
the rain falls
when the sky clouds up
the heavens must breathe ,
too
thankfully