As the temperature rises, so too does my temper
with many scientists telling us that the end is near
as pollution pumps out faster than we would prefer
climate change being the new words we all must fear.

As a concerned citizen, I genuinely want to help out
doing whatever I can to lower my carbon footprint
calling for water preservation during a long drought
we should all tread lightly, humanity isn't a short stint.

Yet all these words continue to fall upon many deaf ears
while reckless governments prefer to turn a blind eye
and nothing changes as each rare species disappears
so when the end arrives, it's our civilization that will die.

This is a kind of behavior that we can no longer permit
for it's the human race that needs saving, not the planet.