*poem published in the 27th issue of Balkan Beats, which centres on everything green and sustainable ♥
when the last tree burns
and the last drop of water falls
when the soil dries and crumbles
and the Earth’s womb shrivels
when loss swells in the air
and death curls in the dust
there will be no one left to murmur
forgive us, Mother,
for defiling you.