ECO FRIENDLY VEHICLES
There are problems with eco-friendly - among others
It is friendly for us but not for our brothers.
A rich man often secretly stands on a beggar -
Gasohol is often mixed from gasoline and cane sugar:
Great for conserving oil but oh-oh the strain
On forests of Brazil, cleared to grow sugar cane.
Solar panels on car-roof soak up sun : no pollution – nothing finer
But the panels are made in smoke-belching factories in China.
Long-life rechargeable batteries for a non-sunny day?
You guessed it, made in sweat-shops in Bangladesh by children who don’t play,
(To keep the cost low and affordable for us)
Why not sell the eco-car and take the eco-bus?
I guess the only really eco-friendly vehicles might be
Wooden wheelbarrows made from trees which died naturally;
Horse-drawn carts, with fertilizer-producing horsepower;
Hot-air balloons with sun-heat (as long as there’s no shower);
And olden-days sailing ships, although England’s forests green
Disappeared to make sure that the olden seas were pristine.
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Written for Robb A. Kopp's Contest "Eco-friendly Vehicles".
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