Rachel Schultz

One Home

Everyone is born into the same home
Earth is the main home for all of its 
occupants People, creatures, and other living 
things
Mother Nature has endured much suffering with the rise of human advancements
An advantage to humans now is a disadvantage to other living things, and later us
From a young age we’re taught to clean up after ourselves and to leave a space cleaner than 
youfound it
Why does that not apply to some for Earth 
itself? Is it because the mess can not be seen?
The garbage patches floating in the oceans
The garbage dumps hidden away from plain 
sightIt may feel convenient to not care now
But people always care when it’s too late

Rachel Schultz is a 3rd-year psychology major with a minor in literature and writing at CSUSM. Alongside being a student she also works a part-time job. She aspires to be a high school teacher.