Jan 2020
i wish I did not
have the taste of
burnt dust always
on my tongue
i wish i could go
one day without
tears in my eyes
to turn on the tv
and not see another
burnt out bouse or
ravaging flames
i wish i did not
have to thank
volunteer fire fighters
those who risk themselves
daily to help others
i wish i did not silently weep
for the future of this land
as it goes up in flame
as flora and fauna
become extinct
in one terrible day
i wish i could get
the burnt dust smell
out of my house,
my clothes,
my nose and mouth
but apperently, this..
this new catastrophe
is the new norm around here
have the taste of
burnt dust always
on my tongue
i wish i could go
one day without
tears in my eyes
to turn on the tv
and not see another
burnt out bouse or
ravaging flames
i wish i did not
have to thank
volunteer fire fighters
those who risk themselves
daily to help others
i wish i did not silently weep
for the future of this land
as it goes up in flame
as flora and fauna
become extinct
in one terrible day
i wish i could get
the burnt dust smell
out of my house,
my clothes,
my nose and mouth
but apperently, this..
this new catastrophe
is the new norm around here
I live in Nsw Wales Australia...where I am there has been some sort of fire for just under six months (the longest burning is a peat bog fire) we were ringed by fires about two months ago,whilst smal town near us were decimated by fire the larger coastal town I live is was fortunate enough to be out of harms way....we have has massive amounts of smoke...the fires nearby whilst mostlt cointained still burn...and new fires burn further south.....we have lost great swathes of Gwondalian bush up 8n the mountains and it is thought that this has been an extinction event for many species .... this is an unprecedented tragedy.....
(F/east coast australia)
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