Water

It elegantly flows

from one stream to another.

Its tides come in

washing up a sand dollar

indented with the marks

from the river's weathering

during it's time in the stream--

constant splashing and thrashing.

The same muddy waves

will worm their way

to a nearby ocean

estuary, drainage or bay.

Millions of creatures and fish

call this land their home.

And the protection of their lives

is severely underdone.

Carelessly--

dozens of piles

or garbage and leftovers

is tossed and mixed with miles

of running water that

will one day drip into

the same water we drink.

It affects us too.

It affects us all.

In our world, each molecule

is as connected

as each drop in a whirlpool.