She did not remember how or when

But it must have been way back then

Politicians, ecologists, journalists and more

They all faced more than they could endure

That was the time of worst despair

But chaos came with its healing glare

Yesterday's daunting destruction

Beared tomorrow's hopes and salvation

After all it was in the hands of the people

Decades passed with moments of upheaval

One learned to listen, to emphasize, and to respect

The humankind needed to acknowledge the neglect

Now in the year twenty-sixty

Future is no longer sad or misty

People of the world come together in peace

As ignorance towards conflicts cease

Streets bloom all over as safe and vibrant

Because one knows how to be truthful and self-reliant

Then she stopped to think of the last time

She heard nature's alarming chime

It must have been the summer before

Technology relied on fossil fuel nevermore

Stepping up to the sacred plate

Nations united under livings' fate

Dolphins cheered along people' laughter

To unknown tones of emerald thereafter

The olden times where there to remember

What a gift life is, what a treasure

Time has lived through a caterpillar's cycle

Over and over shading for survival

Yesterday's dreams of a metamorphosis

Ends today at sight of a Tiffany butterfly

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Nature is and always has been my only source of inspiration. I believe that if we look more into it (referencing Biomimicry here), we could find an easier path to understand and solve most of our problems. Nature is full of growth, repetitions, change, patterns and more. It is the only value that exist which us humans did not construct. Therefore, my attempt to construct a hope for the future relies on my inspiration of nature.

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João Loureiro