There's a different way
of seeing things
compared to where I was before
where stalwart standing centuries
took pride
in all they could endure
Not here
there's no old growth in the forests
all of this land was submerged
in the marshes
only through growing
and building up terra
Did they become a landscape
somewhat less harsh
here is a place
where innovation is law
that governs the landscape
albeit loosely
amongst warehouse MegaChurches
and unscrupulous corporations
and suburban neighborhoods
rife with refinery fumes
and toxic landfills
here is place where things really can change
saturated with mutagenic
possibility