working perspective

I know it has been ages, but I was in the middle of some challenging work this morning in the office when it hit me--a sense of holy in the work we are doing.  I have been working for the better part of the last year in an Environmental Law Office that sues over violations of the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and Endangered Species Act.  Not sure if anyone else looks at this these days, but I wanted to catch this, at least for my own self.

planet in peril leads to unified cause
stop this heating up
for the sake of all
we do this because we know there are unheard voices all throughout the current energy paradigm
voices everywhere facing consequences of our lifestyle
of our power generation
but this generation-our generation- has been charged with holy work
to raise up those voices, shout them into the ears of oppressors
pleading for relief
and when we need more, because the mountains are going and the air we breathe dirty-ing too fast
we appeal with law books in our hands
saying "there once were visionaries who believed we all had rights to a clean environment, let us now hear their voices--
and be guided by their rules"
and it's not glamorous
it's not the sort of law that is shiny, rich, pin-striped, and pearled
but rather the law practiced by gardeners, bike riders, tie-dyers, focused and effective hippies
and sometimes lawyers with hippie tendencies
but here we all are, doing our damnest to change things the best we know how
I'm sure grateful that they let me hang out on the side-lines here in paralegal land and wet my feet
in one more stream that flows toward a brave tomorrow
cause heaven knows we have a lot of land to cover
before we, as drops of change, reach a new ocean.