PROGRESS
We crawl to work in metal shells
Fueled by burning dinosaurs,
Our planet slowly cooking in the smoke.
Waves of heat soar higher;
The Golden State’s on fire;
Though some say global warming is a hoax.
Melting polar icecaps
,Disappearing glaciers
Lead to the rising of the sea.
Hurricanes grow stronger;
Rain and floods last longer;
A bad time to live in Miami!
Is this progress?
Is this progress?
Scientists have warned us
Of rising CO2;
Still we keep cutting down the trees.
Water grown acidic
And tangles of plastic
Poison the creatures in our seas.
Farmers lose harvests
To harsh, changing weather,
Reaping drought and famine for the poor.
They migrate for survival;
Labeled on arrival,
Invaders teeming on our shore.
Is this progress?
In making America great again?
Will you speak truth to those in power
Who bury their heads in the sand?
Is this progress?
Is this progress?
Smirking politicians
Mock the Green New Deal,
But whose is the costly fantasy?
To keep on doing nothing
Will end up costing trillions
In plummeting worldwide GDP.
Will we work together,
Make the painful changes
Needed for our world to survive?
Or follow blind guides
To the edge of the cliff
On a path to collective suicide?
Is this progress?
In making America great again?
Will you speak truth to those in power
Who bury their heads in the sand?
We need progress
In making our planet well again.
Let’s cause an uproar
‘Til we can’t be ignored;
Don’t bury your head in the sand.
Is this progress?
Is this progress?
Is this progress?
Artist:
Acoustic Librarian
