The sun
contemplates
each dawning day
gazing warmly
in the afternoon
focusing wearily
as evenings fade.

Every awakening
evolves
temperamentally
at times
glowing, fading
ageing
obstinately orbiting.

Lethal rays
shine through gaps
in the ozone layer
polluted by Co2
belching
from smoke stacks
stoked by coal.

Predatory
as piranhas
greedy miners
devoid of principles
rape
the environment
gouging out coal.

Qualified crackpots
employed as deniers
contradict, vilify
and distort
the indisputable
evidence
of global warming.

Supported
by populist shock jocks
and tabloid trash
malleable politicians
are corrupted
by donations
and bribes.

When ice caps melt
the seas rise
to inundate the land
oceans warm
the climate changes
our legacy
to the next generation.