We Can Change

four months i spent away from distractionfour months spent with full satisfactionknowing that my actions and new found attractionsdidn’t contribute to Co2 emissions.but then i returned from my time in the woodsgaping at those who sat back and stoodliving a life behind a curtainlacking the knowledge of what is certain.the climate is changingand we sit back and gawkanimals skins, work conditions, pesticides on corn stalkwe eat this food, this meat,mass produced in a place where animals are beatwe are raised,and this is praised1/3 of natural resources are takenyet the U.S. itself doesn’t seem to be shaken.we must change.too long i have sat back afraid to speak upand now my fears lie with those giving uplook upthe sky is darkeningthere's nothing left in her water cuppollution is sickeningand we must find a way to wake upAt 16, you may say I’m acting too earlybut am fully in control of my decisionsand i’d rather not live a life of worrywhen I could be acting on my visionsi am alive nowi am what’s to comeI may not convince the world, but I can act alone.there is hope in the human racethe earth is our sacred spacechange is possibleno matter left or right wingno matter age or upbringlook under the blinds——take it what you find.we. can. change.-Sandy LumSandy is our newest summer intern at GIPL. She is a rising junior at Atlanta's Pace Academy, and is working on a year-long on-campus sustainability project as part of her studies. She was inspired to continue this important environmental work after spending fall 2017 in Outdoor Academy.  She recently delved into the world of poetry, using it as a platform for environmental and social justice.