Climate Change

(for my grandchildren)

As the world changes
will we change?
our habits of consumption
our disregard of nature’s cry
our neglect of the future

As the world warms
will we warm?
to ideas that seem foreign
to reducing our impact
to protecting your future

As the world cries out
will we cry out?
and protest the rape of the earth
and oppose the greed of corporations
and challenge the approach of individuals

As the world grows older
will we grow older?
forgetting those who come after
enjoying beyond our limits
abusing gifts that have become possessions

As the world softens
will we soften?
to your possibilities
to your opportunities
to your inheritance