I Didn’t Destroy The World

Environmental Poem by Chris Bunton

I didn’t destroy the world.
So why am I to blame?

Am I a chemist creating plastics?
Am I a corporation spreading them wide?

Am I an inventor creating engines?
Am I a corporation making billions?

Am I cutting down the forests?
Am I building million dollar homes?

Am I a politician handing grants to my buddies?
Am I a scientist going where the money leads?

Am I poisoning the sea with my leaks?
Am I passing laws to make you submit?

Am I working my corporate job today?
Am I getting a pension from the government job I quit yesterday?

Am I turning a blind eye to reports on my desk?
Am I doctoring safety tests for my friends?

Am I smiling on the TV screen?
Am I paid to lie about it all?

I Am just a lowly worker scraping to get by.
I Am just one voice trying to change it all.