Allegory

By: Steve Van Allen 
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, Earth

I’ve lost so much: people, pets, keys, books. In the short time since settlers arrived, streams and rivers in the Alleghanies have lost too.

I am daily polluted by chemicals and plastics in my food and water. Streams are damaged by global warming, fertilizers, dammed rivers, and air pollution  effects us all. 

80% of all hellbender salamanders are gone, and like me they want to hide all day, take care of their young, and not bother anyone.

eventide
lonely swim
searching for peace

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