To Breathe Free Air
By Maggie V
Published 8 June 2022
Poised, on the end of the Earth
On a rope, swinging in time
With the unstoppable squeals
Of the world around them
Waiting for the people
To redeem themselves, why?
Because they stole the luxury
of those who wished to see the blue sky
who wished to breathe free air
But no, those people had not a hint
Of the scarcest feeling of regret
or realisation of what they were doing.
So I will take my last breath and redeem myself
And so, the last feeling I will have
Will be one of relief, because even though I
Did nothing, someone up there will regrow the trees
And they will have mercy. . .because they care.