Carole Duet | + Follow Poet |
Free verse | + Fav Poem | Comment | Email | Print |

Fight For Your Future

FIGHT FOR YOUR FUTURE

Fight for your future.
Nothing is sure.
Stand up and tell them
you want water that’s pure.

Fight for your future.
You need to be seen.
Stand up and tell them 
you want air that’s clean.

Fight for your future.
Sometimes you have to be rude.
Stand up and tell them 
you want safe food.

Fight for your future.
Don’t get lost in a flood.
Stand up and tell them
You’re willing to shed your life’s blood.

Fight for your future.
It’s getting hotter than hot.
Stand up and give it
all that you’ve got.

Fight for your future,
the birds and the bees.
Stand up
and speak for the trees.


Fight for your future
and all living things.
Speak the truth and
wear your angel wings.

Fight for your future
and for Mother Earth.
She’s crying and dying,
the home of our birth.

By:  Carole O’Terry Duet; Copyright: 9/22/2019; “All Rights Reserved”

Please Login to post a comment

Caren Krutsinger Date: 7/3/2020 4:24:00 AM I love this message! I LOVE IT! Environmentalists and Idealists, come on out of those caves! Login to Reply Carole Duet Date: 7/15/2020 2:45:00 PM Thanks, Caren. Yes, everyone needs to "wake up" to the crisis and DO SOMETHING. Carole :D

Richard Lamoureux Date: 2/25/2020 8:05:00 AM Greta would approve of this message Carol. Well done! Login to Reply Carole Duet Date: 2/26/2020 6:58:00 PM Yes, Richard, I too think Greta would like it. In fact, she's the one who inspired this poem. I just wish I knew how to send it to her. Carole :D

Vijay Pandit Date: 2/25/2020 7:21:00 AM A powerful message Carole--yes indeed--the future is at stake. Login to Reply Carole Duet Date: 2/26/2020 7:01:00 PM Yes, I know, Vjay. The future is looking dim right now for our children and grandchildren. So sad and scary. Thanks for your comment. Carole :D

Lindsay Laurie Date: 2/24/2020 8:51:00 PM G'day Carole … the greed barrier needs to be scaled before the blind hear the people shouting for humanities future - keep up the good work Carole - Lindsay Login to Reply Carole Duet Date: 2/24/2020 9:43:00 PM Thank you, Lindsay. Yes, greed "trump's" humanity in a dictator's mind. Sad....