shaken I take stock
parrots shrieking loud
sunny days drift by
mock assail my space
flowers bloom but brief
blink and they're replaced
trees take fifty years
decimated swift
people killed, displaced
earth protests in pain
stop, opt out, you're lost
left with platitudes
can I drift removed
isolation seek
then again I see
I sound like them now
if I sulk and pout
fail to see my path
rise above and live
carve a vibrant self
ripples echoing
circle all this globe
passage clipped and purged
take a mountain pass
rein in darkening clouds
grasp some grit this day