Writer and artist

Get Your Act Together

Get your act together
And quit your bloomin’ blether!
Your rhetoric is tiring
When species are dying.

We’re not world-beating,
Just world-defeating.
The outlook’s critical
And you just seem cynical.

You need to get a grip,
Stop giving us the slip.
The future’s apocalyptic
And I’m feeling pessimistic.

I wonder if you’re blind?
Or maybe just inclined
To turn your eyes away
From global disarray.

Your idea of supremacy
Will leave a dreadful legacy.
Your scorched earth policy
Is very far from quality.

So … if you want a future
Stop being such a loser!
Show us that you’re clever
And get your act together!

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