Garden by Kealoha

“Garden” by Kealoha

GARDEN

We’ve been growing a garden around our place.

We don’t have much space,

but we’ve been working the soil beneath our feet,

watching the green sprout over the concrete,

watching the vines rewrite the graffiti on the walls.

And we know that this garden is a simple symbol

that there is so much more to be done in this world,

and sometimes it gets overwhelming.

But we’re taking responsibility for what we can control,

and so we’re starting by planting seeds and caretaking,

helping the ecosystem thrive,

watching the earth come alive,

reflecting on the way we’re living our daily lives.

See, we’ve been growing a garden over time

so when we step outside, we can visualize what harmony looks like,

to remind ourselves that we are no different from the trees.

That symbiosis with our environment long-term

is essential for the existence of our species.

And we know that another world is possible.

That no matter how hopeless anyone of us feels,

this movement is real.

That our convictions lead to legislation,

lead to conservation,

that technology must serve ecology.

And so this garden is how we redefine the boundary lines

between us and the global community.

We have come to learn that there is no separation,

that every nation on this blue planet is symbiotically fused,

that everything we do affects some part of you.

So we’ve been inspired to limit our impact,

leave our surroundings better off than when we arrived.

We have vowed to reverse the destructive tide before we die.

See, we’ve been growing a garden for our children,

leaving a better world for them to live in,

teaching them to caretake what they’ve been given,

show them to take a stand for sustainability,

how to find the balance between progress and preservation,

guide the way to a self-reliant revolution.

You see, this garden is for our children.

This garden is our pledge to them.