Death of a Million
Death of a million species
Absurdly eclipsed by a Prince.
Ecological crisis across the world
Everywhere has our fingerprints.
Economic growth signals our end
As we put profit first.
Species after species
Fall to our insatiable thirst.
Who cares about the birth of a royal
As our population soars?
With numbers swamping nature
Breaking all the natural laws.
Billions of individuals
Will meet an untimely death.
As we destroy everything
That gives us all our breath.
Opher – 6.5.2019
Today the news that we were putting one million species at great risk of extinction was superseded by the news of Harry and Megan’s baby.
For fuck’s sake – where are our priorities?
Hundreds of scientists have contributed to a detailed survey right across the world outlining the impact mankind is having on the natural world. What they paint is a picture of massive accelerating decline that puts not only one million species at risk but our own future with them. Yet the birth of some bloody royal is seemingly more important!
If ever anything demonstrates how we have got our values wrong this must surely be it!