The USA is number two!
In carbon emitting
What to do?
China is one and India three,
And per capita output in each of these?
Why we are higher— all agree

Climate change is in our faces,
More drought and fire
Flooding in so many places.
Storms like Sandy,
Chaotic weather our state
Normal is gone;
Do we accept our fate?

The EPA is ready to act
With actions based on scientific fact,
Because Obama published a Climate Plan
That we can all support – yes we can!

We are beginning to see a world finally awake
To the urgency required for the planet’s sake.
A New York rally boasted a half million whose cries
Demanded action to prevent harm to our skies

Divestment of fossil fuel companies is in action
Despite the intransigence of Congressional factions.
Senate filibusters stop laws in their tracks
The House is no better blocked by tea party hacks

Congress is clearly stuck in the sand
Are we ready now to make our stand?
To thwart Congressmen who deny climate science
And change our carbon footprint in defiance?

We can take action to thwart this disaster
But we will have to get busy and plan the ouster
Of Senators and Congressmen who refuse to act.
Our votes are what’s needed to get them sacked.

For our children and grandchildren there is a yearning
To change the course of inevitable warming.

Are we ready to move?
Are we ready to take action?
Can we change the course?
Can we thwart the distraction?
Can we get back to governing?
To our own satisfaction?

What is the proper antidote?
Why we the people have to vote!