A River that Was
A river that once was…
A place you can dip your feet
now is…
paved with concrete
A river that once was….
full of life and diversity
now is…
changed to go with our modern city
A river that once was…
a home to the Tongva
now is…
buried as surely as Yangna
A river that once was…
strong, lively, aggressive
now is…
not really impressive
The day we can stop interfering and changing
is when we can hear as the bird sings
It seemed convenient to change it
How come we could not see how the idea didn’t fit
One day instead of a river that once was and now is…
Can be a river that once was and still is
- Rio Lopez