The Enchantment of Extinction
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13 years of school,
13 years approaching extinction.
The future holds so much
yet it all dwindles
as you sign into college board
an hour after sunrise
and your whole perception
of what you thought you were,
is shattered.
As you drove home
and finally released the tears
and the sunlight is blurred
and your windows are down,
you glance over and see
two certain species
the honey bee and the monarch butterfly
Through all my distress
These creatures
so free and so beautiful,
are on the brink of extinction
yet they live on.
The tears dried
as the smile took control of my face.
Through all my troubles
through the horrific storm of the day
if the butterflies and the bees could do it,
so could I.
From then on, I found solace in nature.
A tree doesn’t die from the loss of leaves
A tree regains and restores itself.
I can restore myself,
we all can.
Through nature I know I will be okay
Through nature I can defeat the extinction
of my soul.