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

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  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.