Heavy-lidded eyes
Smile sewn on
Skin bled dry
Shoulders dead weight
The planet turns and skies fall
I hold a torch high over rotted fruit
Laborer on a dead field
Sun and wind weather my soul
Fingers slip, one by one
I allow the flame to fall
So that the fields may burn
So that the trees may grow again
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Meg Shah is a graduate student in oceanography at the University of Connecticut (UCONN). She is passionate about studying ecosystem and oceanic processes and is dedicated to conducting research that contributes to the conservation and restoration of the natural world. Meg likes to park next to the dock at work, so that she can start and end her day with the majestic view of the ocean.
