Ode to Oxygen – A Call to Action

Invisible breath of sky and sea,

You dance in leaves and set hearts free.

With every sigh and whispered tone,

You build the life we've always known.

Born in stars, then found in trees,

You ride the wind, you kiss the breeze.

From mountain peaks to ocean floor,

You feed the fire at every core.

In lungs you live, in blood you stream,

You stir the soul, ignite the dream.

Without your grace, the world would fade—

No pulse, no spark, no light displayed.

A silent force, a primal call,

You shaped the world, prevented fall.

From ancient seas, where life began,

Your rise gave breath to beast and man.

Yet potent spark, if left unbound,

Can scorch the earth and blacken ground.

For breath that gives can also take—

A balance fine, we must not break.

But shadows creep where green once thrived,

And forests fall, no roots survived.

In urban haze, the silence grows,

As choking skies no longer flow.

The ocean warms, the corals pale,

Its creatures gasp, their systems fail.

A future dimmed by what we do,

A warning etched in every hue.

The balance tilts, the signs are clear—

A call to act, to hold life dear.

To plant the seed, to halt decay,

To mend the air and light the way.

To guard the waters, blue and wide,

And stand with nature, side by side.

For all the gifts we’ve long received,

Must be preserved, must be believed.

So here’s to you, O silent friend,

Whose work goes on without an end.

A gift so vast, so pure, so true—

The breath of life, we owe to you.