Blue. Poem by Charles M Moore

When I see the world evolving
turning into something new
and I'm sure my heart is calling
wishing I could be with you
well it makes me sad to realise
you can't have everything
when you know that one day you
will never hear the blue whale sing

A woman filters water
from a pool in Africa
makes me wonder why humanity
is reaching for the stars
and I would love to touch you
smell the sweetness of your hair
before the forest of the Amazon
completely disappears

The cost of making plastic bags
and things we throw away
could save another species
from extinction so they say
and yes you know I love you
like my love of everything
and it breaks my heart that
someday we won't hear the blue whale sing.