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

 

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