Insomnia Of An Ecologist

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How can I sleep
When half a world away
More people are dying
In war and political decay?
Our leaders decide
Without our consent
To deliver us orders:
Divine rite heaven sent?
Remember that power
Comes not from a man,
And earth is shaking —
Foundations of sand.
Strange Arctic distraction
Our partner; our friend?
The earth started exploding
Methane boiling from thawing ground
With common interests and planet
And so much left yet known
Why serve…