I Dream Of A World

Our planet is on fire

The need for change is dire

Why is there such resistance

All we want is some assistance

Because this dilemma at hand

Affects every tribe and land

Instead we are divided

When we should be united

We’re so desensitized

And won't prioritize

The human race above money

Or the oil powers that be

"We must stop the 'enemy'

Protect the 'economy'"

Why is it polarizing

It’s all so agonizing

What if we went back to roots

Put on our hiking boots

Admired the scenery

Treasured the greenery

Listened to the streams

Surveyed the sunbeams

Then we might come to see

That just quite possibly

Not all is doom and gloom

As long as we make room

For consideration

Of our habitation

We all live on this Earth

Let us cherish its worth

Its resources are finite

So our methods are not quite

The best they used to be

Let go of vanity

Put differences aside

Look nature in the eye

And ask what can we change

Although it might be strange

To step out of our comfort zone

Remember we are not alone

Koalas and rhinos and panda bears

Fish and birds and mountain hares

On their behalf I ask you why

You won’t at least give it a try

The future generation’s

Dealing with frustrations

Toward passivity

And inactivity

Among our top officials

As if it’s superficial

But the damage is extensive

Repairs will take collective

Responsibility

It’s up to you and me

So ride a bike

Take a hike

Save your gas

Do not pass

The opportunity

For our posterity

To have a clean new world.