RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: GLOBAL POLITICS
Hard Times Ahead
As Voyager travels far from home
Billions of miles as the crow flies
We on earth are feeling alone
All our plans have gone awry
We think of all our scientists
As we lay our kids to bed
We nod our heads and make a list
There are hard times ahead
The whole planet is in shambles
Global warming is on the rise
We took a deadly gamble
In believing all those lies
We bowed to greed and ignorance
We followed where it led
Now we’re praying for resilience
There are hard times ahead
Peace is just a wayward dream
Our wars are spreading fast
We don’t know what the future brings
Or how long we will last
We see the mass destruction
It fills our minds with dread
Each day brings an obstruction
There are hard times ahead
The elder folks will never know
The damage we have done
We made the beast and let it grow
Now all are dazed and stunned
There’s a darkness all around us
A darkness we have bred
It startles and confounds us
There are hard times ahead