I See

I see
I look toward the sky and see
I see.
I look and I see.
I look down to the ground and see.
I see.
I look and I see.
I see something different then you.
You see something different then me.
I see something part of me.
You do not.
You see the Sky, the Earth
as something to be taken
something to be won
something to be trashed
something to be spat upon
I see the Sky, the Earth
as something to be worshipped
something to be cherished
something to love
something to be grateful for.

I look at the trees and I see.
I see.
I look and I see.
I look toward the animals and I see.
I see.
I look and I see.
I see something different then you.
You see something different then me.
I see something part of me.
You do not.
You see the Trees, the Animals
as something to be taken
something to be slaughtered
something to be shunned
something "sub-human"
I see the Trees, the Animals
as something to be worshipped
something to be cherished
something to be loved
something to be respected
I see.
Do you?

-M. Gorsuch

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