when I listened to the powerful speech opening the COP26 by António Guterres, the United Nations secretary general today, and then read about Biden’s continued support of Big Oil…I could do nothing else than spew out these words. Still to be edited.
Spineless Biden
now you got me sighin’
now i know who you’re rooting for
that’s why we gotta go in through the backdoor
to the COP26 Backdoor that is cuz Time is Running Out
there’s no Planet B so listen up and hear us shout
role playing, carefully choosing words that are not the truth
not defending the rights of the people nor all the life on planet earth
you can ignore this and pretend that there is no cure
you must not have a conscience, that is for sure
because we know we got this, a very simple fact
that when people come together, under strong leaders, they can act
now we know where you really stand
allied to Big Ag that lays fallow all the land
allied to the Oil and Pharma industry too
it’s no surprise that you’re one of the few
more Billionaires made during the Covid year
and their incomes surging out the door
while the rest of the population and earthlings suffer
how can we possibly believe that you’d do any other
with your words, you tread carefully
to guard your finances and prosperity
disregarding the knowledge and truths of scientists
you’d rather pretend that you simply can’t hear this
Hearing the words of the UN Leader
whose words of truth couldn’t be much clearer
we’re ruining the planet, our only home
and the habitat of animals and insects that once had a place to roam
the planet can feed us
life will treat us
but not when we’re enslaved to an economy
that doesn’t appear to give a fuck about reality
we all know that we’re ruining the earth and leaving it to spoil
you bury your head in the sand and ignite your pipe with the flames of your buddies in Big oil
you know as the UN leader has said
that we’re fucking up the planet until everything is dead
you can bend over to pocket more money
from the industries that drill and dig and take for themselves. all the honey
if you’re only listening to the GDP as the measure of wealth
you’re leaving out a big part of the picture – the planet’s health
you can shout the ‘more jobs’ banter and pretend that it’s more important
than caring for your elderly neighbor or the welfare of an infant
if doesn’t matter whether it’s human, insect or bird
they have a right to life and are sacred, or haven’t you heard
the human weakness is to only to think of himself
and not give a fuck about anything else
we can all change this
I know we have it in us
we need to stop being isolationists
and put our efforts to the test
now the air, water and oceans are polluted
and all the nutrition of the soil has been diluted
chemicals made to kill the soil
fossil fuel industry ignore their harm and only care about more oil
buddies in the industries that annihilate life on the planet
guess your bending over so that you can reap some of the profits
that’s why we got to sound out the alarm
and visit the COP26 Backdoor to learn about the harm
a life is a life, whether amphibian or insect
a tree is as significant and as the time ticks
we may be losing it all because of not caring
yet we know that we can turn this around with information we’re sharing
no time to put up walls or borders
just because they are allegedly government orders
the climate has no borders and mass extinction has no clue
about what a leader dictates, if it is not true
FDR knew this, he wasn’t spineless
he created the WPA – Works Progress – and that was timeless
he got people together to act in unison
to build back a better place, than the one that they were left in
we know that this earth could be a paradise
we know what to do, time to stop rollin’ the dice
acting together, sharing expertise and inspiration
joining together all over the globe to share the perspiration
leaders bending over to industries that slice, dig and plummet
the land, the waters and all the life, that’s why we have this summit
but if nothing changes in 26 years
most of us who are not idiots, have a number of fears
that things going the same way, protecting the status-quo
is something that needs to be addressed, these leaders have got to go
demand accountability for the industries that leave their garbage in the seas
we already know that our carelessness and negligence is killing the birds and the bees
we know we can do this, sharing information and compliance
being guardians and stewards of life on this planet is not rocket science
humans need to think beyond their own borders
the reality of global warming isn’t listening to your orders
you will be remembered in history now
as just another party man who threw away the plow
if droughts, fires and floods aren’t enough of a warning
guess you think climate chaos has nothing to do with global warming
yes climate change is human induced and that’s only part of the story
we slice and dice, dissect and fracture the land that is animals’ territory
isn’t it about time to think beyond your own self and foes
and have the ethics and morality to bring this industrialization to a close
we already know what we have to do
we have the ingenuity and the tools too
there’s only one thing stopping the human population
from doing what’s right across all the nations
we know the earth is rich and that it can feed us all
it’s up to us to hold those accountable and stand together tall
shame on you Biden for not even tryin’
if i didn’t believe in the minds and hearts of many, you might have me cryin’
i’m wondering how you can honestly feel
to say what you’re saying and believe that it’s real
now’s the time to create a new brand
banding together to protect our land
to do what’s right and nurture the habitats of life across the eartth
and live in harmony, subsidizing the health of our planet first
let’s do this! together!
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