If the Well-fed of the World
were told that they could
Save the Planet
by wearing the same clothes
for a fortnight (as I do)
rather few would do it
(and certainly not to save water)
– and certainly not
by giving up internet porn,
their cars, their cats,
or (as alleged in ancient times)
their first- or last-born.
So let not the black pot of the bourgeoisie
condemn the black kettle of the arms
manufacturers, the oil behemoths,
the mining conglomerates
and the juggernauts of the food industry.
The problem for me is that I would eagerly
give my willy or my life to save the planet
– but not to save humanity.
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