Dedicated to those who were affected by the Haiti earthquake. Based on Toph. R&R and enjoy.

To Lose the Earth

She stands on her feet and sees the whole world

Her eyes are blind, but she knows her surroundings

Better than anyone else.

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She knows how to fear and respect the earth

As it trembles at her feet; she makes it her slave –

A puppet to do her bidding.

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But she knows it has a mind of its own

And is cautious, and so careful –

One little slip and the world could come crashing down.

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It is her sister, her brother and her best friend

All she ever knew and all that she loves

It is her vassal, her safety, her home.

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The earth is her father, her mother, her soul

It feels like her lover, and truth be told

If it were to crumble, so would she.

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Independent as she is

It is her master as much as she is to it

Strong as she may be, she would be nothing with it gone.

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To lose the earth would be to lose herself

Her will to live and all she believed

All she wanted – and everything she had.

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She does not fly or play with fire

Her desire does not lie within the depths of water either

They are naught but play friends to her.

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Her friends who are not made of earth –

They think her strong and mighty, which in truth

She very well is; but strength does not come with admirers.

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When the day comes when it all falls down

She will go down with her ship – the loyal captain

And afraid as she may be inside, she will not abandon ship.

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Brave at heart, she'll whisper goodbye

As the earth goes down, she'll prepare to die

Because she'll see nothing more worth living for.

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When all the good things fall apart

What's a woman without a heart?

No way to love, to feel or to see.

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Without her soul she is nothing more

Than locked away behind a door

Where all she can do is fade away.

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To lose the earth is to lose her sight

She cannot see to save herself

The world around her would be black as night.

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To lose her earth is to lose her life, her love, her soul

And all she holds dear – so to lose herself entirely

Would be done if indeed, she were to lose the earth.