We are a blink
on the surface of the earth
a timeline stretches out
and we are just
this tiny
fragile
spot.
We are only one part
of this greater whole.
What of this world will
we carry with us in our heart
a desire to protect
to treasure
to cherish
our little ball
of blue and green
ocean and tree
floating in this universe
but
not our own
belonging only to itself
as we belong only to ourselves,
fragile
a blink
of the universe
the galaxy
just a speck
but it is all we have
it is who we are
a blink.