ORCHIDS

I have faith in human kind

.

We have killed

each others

for thousands of years

And yet

.

I have faith in human kind

.

We have slaughtered

buffalo for her tongue

elephant for her tusk

wale for her oil

shark for her fin

jaguar for her skin

wolf out of fear

And yet

.

I have faith in human kind

.

We have destroyed

whole ecosystems

poisoned air, water, and soil

and brought the planet

into a crisis

And yet

.

I have faith in human kind

.

We have invented

the most twisted forms

of tortures

We have raped

betrayed

oppressed

persecuted

enslaved

exterminated

crushed

And yet

.

I have faith in human kind

.

I have faith in human kind

Because

we know

.

how to change.