Listen to Our Mother

She is speaking to us Pleading Warning us Advising us Comforting us Helping us We just have to listen We are all her children She’s been telling us about the planet Warning what will come Showing us With storms Droughts Fires Extreme heat We just have to listen We must listen She’s been crying for us For all the creatures that live here For the forests Plants She’s been begging us To change To stop To respect what’s here The planet The boundaries between us And them All we have to do is listen Then change our ways Mother knows best