From sands to rocks
By Xinyi Z
Published 23 July 2024
From sands to rocks, the baby turtle crawls
To the warm embrace of the sea
Where the first flecks of salt
Watch on with glee
From womb to world,
Safely lain, feelin’ no vain
The baby is born
Stretching a yawn
The seabirds will swoop
Pluck them from the earth
A sight with no mirth
Gone to their brothers
But the baby will grow,
From child to man
In his lifespan polluting the world
As if it were a skill
The leatherback turtle: wise, old, clever
Creating problems almost never
Yet left to endure
A world so impure