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Incumbent Onus To Stem Tide of Global Warming

Plethora of humans (think overpopulation) directly linkedin to planet Earth dire strait re: environmental catastrophe, née debacle teeters along brink tipping point inevitably pitching civilization headlong into oblivion *****sapiens (minus those living off grid) admirably self sufficient unto themselves, perhaps ecological intentional community while yours truly, one guilt ridden scrivener laments impacting minimal carbon footprint (courtesy these thankful little feet size nine+) nonetheless psychological torment wracks lovely bones garden variety/generic human specifically comprising complex edifice me Matthew Scott Harris riven with loathsome abomination, constipation, indignation, et al mustered, tethered, yoked into capitalistic, commercialistic, consumeristic ditto et alia versus altruistic holistic, simplistic again re: call synonymous words regarding contrast between belching, exhausting, and polluting (naming three adjectives describing impact predominantly nsync with prophetic albeit, profit oriented profligate, profane paradigm unleashing immense global carbon emissions see following website for further details: https: //www.scientificamerican.com/article/co2- emissions-will-break-another-record-in-2019/. Impossible mission to uncouple accountability, (no matter minuscule - veritable drop within figurative bucket when quantity contrasted/ compared alongside industrial waste courtesy major corporations), yet helplessness prevails survival (mine) inextricably bound trappings twenty first century allow, enable, and provide exploiting even dollop so called nonrenewable resources, I could sacrifice corporeal entity - body, mind and spirit within eyeblink exhales last breath before becoming repurposed - inert cremated ashes randomly scattered across all points encompassing terrestrial world wide web. Obituary - Despite havoc primate species did wreak from the afterlife I figuratively speak and applaud millennials whose peak performance accorded courtesy your token "aged hippie," and long haired pencil necked geek, whose disembodied spirit now volunteers as Halloween sideshow freak incorporating gallows humor tongue in cheek.

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