The Dust of History

The dust of history

By John Passant

I have seen the future
Today, outside
As the bush burns
Destroys and kills

Homes and lives
Up in smoke
Climate change remains unspoken
By the broken government
And the almost quiet Opposition

Lying words and minor actions
Do not stop climate change
Or fix the current disasters
Across my country
Or what is left of it

Too late to see it
Before it goes to shit
It has gone already
Down that route
All gone, gone for years

I have only tears,
And fears we will repeat this shit
Now, tomorrow
And next year
If we let them

Revolution must be our solution
Our class united can rid us of the deniers
And those who equivocate
Today is not too late
Tomorrow is

Will we come together
To defeat them and their weather?
Or breath their smoke for what seems forever?

We can, we must
Send their profit system and climate change
To the dust of history
And end this misery

John Passant, 7 January 2020

John reading one of his poems on the CD, accompanied by Mileyna Cifali of The Awesome

John Passant is a lawyer, activist and poet. He has published two books of his poetry, which you can find HERE.
A CD of his poetry set to music is HERE. You can buy the music, or listen free online.