We all seek solace

We all seek solace

In justification

So many interpretations

Of decisions taken

For the greater good

By what definition

And who do we use

As reference

When we behold

A god in man’s image

Who is to know

What truths are the greater lie

When power is never

As freely shared

As despair

Bring me your bows

Lay them at my feet

What will you make of me

Another false deity

To worship

Or to blame

When the waters rise

Even rich men die

When the grass

Is no longer green

But there is

A surfeit of greenhouse gas

To choke away

The indifference

Of brokers

Greed of moneylenders

The offence of

Venture capitalists

Odium of opportunists

Piety of philanthropists

Gazing out through

The double glazing

Of safety

The game will be up

And smoke

Will be all that is left

To remember

The truth of all

We spurn

As a world

Once loved

Is left to burn.