Xavy, Do Me A Favor Poem by Francie Lynch

Hey, Xavy:
If we're still here
When you get older,
Check if they fixed the potholes
On my street;
Is there still a North Korea,
Did Manhattan disappear?
Are people dying with different bodies,
Still thinking with their heads?
Are there schools, did the shootings stop?
Is the worker still measured by the clock?
Do well-heeled shepherds still manage the flocks?
Do you see our index fingers evolving,
So we won't need voices at all?

When you get there, Xavy,
Take a look.
Did they heed the Richter scales,
The geo-thermal warnings,
The snow caps' warmings?
Can wildlife drink from feeders,
Is the soil capable of growth,
Does Spring still warm the Earth?

Ah, Xavy, I wish I could be to see the beauty of your world unfold.
But I've got to go.
All the Best.