<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div dir="auto" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class="">If Only…..</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><br class=""></div><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 15px;" class=""><br class=""></p><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class="">If only we had all worn masks…</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class="">If only every human had good medical coverage….</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class="">If only our nursing homes were safe….</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class="">If only every person listened to scientists and medical professionals…..</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class="">If only every person had a made a living wage to be able to save for a difficult time</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class="">If only our caring for others became more important that our selfishness</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class="">If only……..</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 13px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 13px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class="">If only we had conserved our natural resources</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class="">If only we had preserved our many forests </div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class="">If only we had known the price of convenience over saving our air and oceans</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class="">If only we had invested in public transportation</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class="">If only we had listened to scientists’ warnings</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class="">If only we relied less on fossil fuels</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class="">If only we had realized the cost of unchecked growth on animal habitats, breeds of wildlife</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class="">If only we had realized that everything we do and how we live has an effect on nature</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class="">If only we all wanted a safe climate for the next generation</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class="">If only we could see that the worst is yet to come…..</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>- Karen Barnes</div></div></body></html>