The Planet’s Burden

Take up the planet’s burden--

Begin this earthly task,

From the deepest ocean caverns,

To the light in which we bask;

Bring the brightest minds,

Ensure a new solution,

To cure the woeful planet’s ills,

Of depletion and pollution.

Take up the planet’s burden--

The generation of action is nigh,

Lest our children’s children find,

That all the water is dry;

The birds no longer chirping,

No sweet song in the air,

Air that’s cold and smoggy,

Destroyed beyond repair.

Take up the planet’s burden--

While time is running short,

The sand has not yet fallen through,

I am happy to report;

Though the trees are weeping,

Crying silent tears,

Efforts that can still be made,

Could heal the broken years.

Take up the planet’s burden--

Do not dismiss the truth,

With bleak horizons on the rise,

It must be through the youth;

Only through their open minds,

To navigate the endless maze,

Can any aid be given forth,

To break them of their idle ways.

Take up the planet’s burden--

The work shall never cease,

For the world is truly ours,

If only through a lease;

Eyes are shut when fingers cross,

Hope must couple with reaction,

Salvaging a total loss,

To the planet’s satisfaction.