Easier To Pretend
Folks hide anxieties behind a smile,
hesitant to reveal how they're feeling.
Many are scared, and have been for a while;
global warming has left their heads reeling.
Calling climate change a hoax won't stop it;
glaciers will melt, and the oceans will rise.
We're more frightened than we care to admit,
but today's online world believes in lies.
No one wants to face facts they know are true;
it's easier to pretend that life's great.
But Nature doesn't care what you say or do,
and, like it or not, she'll decide your fate.
Leave your mask in the land of let's pretend,
and face reality: these lies must end.
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