For Greta Thunberg, For Each of Us

We can’t ignore the truth and simply hide.
It is way past time to shift the tide
We have precious few years ahead
To stop projecting, do OUR part instead.

We’ve done our worst and lived the lies
We’ve turned away, we’ve broken ties.
The YOLO attitude, looking out for “our own”
Seeing each as ‘other’ must be outgrown.

We made of ourselves “Generation Worst.”
We received from the greatest. We put ourselves first.
We are passing a trashed planet down the line,
To the ones who could save it, but we left little time.

Burdened to clean up an insurmountable mess
With too little time and traces of hope for success.
As they try to establish who they are and where to steer.
They wrestle with why it should matter, the end is so near.

So stop blaming the next for no ambition or drive
Commit your last years, give their kids hope to survive.
We must look at our choices, stand up for the masses,
Make sacrifices, change systems before another year passes.

The best way to motivate has always been to lead
With innovation, with engagement, sacrifice NOT greed.
Now way off path to leave a legacy of love and light,
Let’s recalculate before we gift our kids one endless night.

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For Greta June 16, 2019
A message inspired by R. Buckminster Fuller. May we shift from “Oblivion to Utopia” in time.