I Am Acquifer
I am the Aquifer
in the deep gorge.
I'm rain.
I was water for the many herds
who drank from me.
I'm shelter from the deluge;
treasure house of oxygen
and minerals
which seep
into my rooms
in deep soils replenishing.
I'm life's ecology.
The water source
of all chemistry
and you are my children.
Hear my sad tears.
I taste dirty waterings
and poisonings.
Plentiful I was in the
early years,
under deserts I was salvation for the caravans,
well source for the Egyptians
reservoir for villagers,
beast bird and fowl;
insect and amoebae
all drank from me.
I was the culture source for all life.
My rivers spawned civilization.
Now, I am retreated.
A mixed drink,
consumed
with a steel straw,
nonrenewable;
sipped with too much
over-confidence
and greed.
My table is thin.
My offerings slim.
My purity waned.
I seep below my own level
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poem by Lonnie Hicks
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