Remembering, The Debt Owed (March 19, 2016)

As a child

I was taught

By my dad

To show respect

Towards all lifeforms.

Regardless

Of what I thought

Of them.

Whether

It be

A weed plant

Or a pest insect.

In returning

The great gifts

That they provide

To us.

In the form

Of food

Companionship

Or simple beauty

In our lives.

Acknowledging

Our debt

To Mother Earth.

For sharing

Her creation

With us.

Without it

There wouldn't be

Life.

Therisa © 2016