Smoky air

Smoke and ash billows from the fires
Mother Nature put to the test
Wind blowing the ash toward us
Giving the city a smoky crest

The entire city is in a haze
Sunlight filtering through
The dull lighting in the morning stays
The sky no longer looks blue

It feels harder to breathe these days
Or maybe it's just me and what I think
My throat feels parched always
No matter how much water I can drink

For a change, it's not been raining these days
That would have helped clear things about
The wind is our only ally now
But it blows more ash and smoke in than out

How a fire in one part of the world
Affects people so far away
How an earthquake in one corner
Causes a Tsunami in the other

We all live in a connected universe
We all affect each other's lives
Maybe it's time we all realized
The privilege of what we call life!