There is a weaver.
Wild abalone are eating themselves to survive.
The legs of her chair are broken.
Under heat stress mussels fail to attach.
Low to the ground, her reach is strained.
The waves grow taller and wider.
The strands take longer to cross.
The wind quickens on the ocean surface.
The children wait for her hands to show them the next move.
The ocean's currents are slowing down.
The way is in her hands.
The ocean’s currents regulate climate.
Will you repair the legs of her broken chair?
What is the scientific term for human collapse?
Jennifer Lothrigel is a poet and artist in the San Francisco Bay area. She is the author of Pneuma (Liquid Light Press, 2018) and Wormhole Weaver (self published, 2022.) Her work has also been published in Phoebe Journal, Arcturus, Dash Literary Journal, and Adanna Journal, amongst others.