Small seashells
Told me a tale
Before the brine
Before the whale
They said to listen
Quiet like a stone
They said to be still
Make sure I’m alone
A long time ago
Before we had said
A light came to earth
Bringing life to the dead
Heat and steam
Water and dreams
It rose into the sky
Bringing a tear
To all gods up on high
Wonder and brilliance
It shone through the night
Opening its eyes
Feeling the fright
Later it came to know
It came to understand
It was part of a being
It was part of a plan
But soon things changed
Other beings then came
To know and to forget
All that was sane
So here we are now
Talking to you
Telling you about
What made the sea blue?
Do humans care?
Do you understand?
That you are partly a dream
And partly a man
Why do you create?
Only to destroy
Is the earth not your mother?
And you her girls and boys
Why do you pollute?
Air, water, and sand
Why do you change?
The nature of god and man
Are we not all equal
Do we not all cry
Is there not equality?
Even as we die
The seashell spoke softly
Then it finally said
Do not sacrifice the future
For a past long since dead
-D
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