We Feign Surprise

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Look around; the Earth is dying; the whales and elephants crying. The honeybee has dwindled down, the Earth is dying; look around. Plastic pollutes the world's oceans; brewing up poisonous potions. Despite organic substitutes, the world's oceans; plastic pollutes. Climate change, tomorrow's forecast, spurred on by greed, present and past. Today, renewable sounds strange; tomorrow's forecast, climate change. We've overfilled all the landfills and cut down the trees for sawmills. Garbage dumps have all been backfilled; all the landfills we've overfilled. We feign surprise as glaciers melt at speeds not previously felt. Because we'd rather believe lies, glaciers melt as we feign surprise.

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L Milton Hankins

Date: 10/9/2022 10:09:00 AM

Thank you, thank you, Emile, for another reminder of what we are doing to our planet. So true. We have been hearing about it for over ten years, but all the sudden changes surprise us. I really appreciate your dedication and doing what you can to call attention to it repeatedly. It is so important. Keep up the good work!

L Milton Hankins
Date: 10/9/2022 1:23:00 PM

Oh, I wholeheartedly agree with you, and I suspect they'll be wondering why we did so little about it in time to make a difference.

Emile Pinet
Date: 10/9/2022 11:05:00 AM

Thanks, Milt, I fear the next generation is due for a reality check and a rude awakening, my friend, Emile.