Reaching for Water
By Maya J
Published 22 September 2023
In the light cool waters, roaming free
Past the corals and through the sand
In the light cool waters, the fish fly through the chilly water
Me and the fish in the light cool waters,
Past the sharks, floating over
Breathes of bubbles fly up, fly up
Past the sharks, under the shadow
Waiting until the light comes past,
The corals in all sizes, small to tall
Crawling creatures in all the cracks
Over time corals change
To dark to light, to tall to small
Until there's nothing but dust on the ocean floor,
The warming of oceans the bleaching corals
The melting of ice, the deaths of polar bears
The rising of sea, the flooding of cities
All because of this Climate Change.