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how long?
Poetry
Mia Casas
we had been given twenty years.
rising temperatures,
storm warnings,
it’s okay, we have time.
right?
we were given twelve years.
severe drought,
sea levels rising on the coasts,
no need to worry,
that’s plenty of time.
right?
we are given five years.
10,967 species going extinct,
crops are struggling to grow,
there is still time.
right?
oceans will rise tremendously,
people displaced from their homes.
the soil will dry up,
crops are unable to grow.
we do not have time,
the time is now.
Mia Casas is a Creative Writing Major at NMSU. She is also getting minors in Theatre Arts and Gender & Sexuality Studies. She has had a passion for reading, writing, and theatre for as long as she can remember, but just recently got into the beautiful world of poetry. She believes words have immense power to bring change to our world and have a beautiful way of expressing feelings to those around us. Follow her poetry Instagram @geocentricsoul
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