John Kersten, Mullumbimby
Quite simply, given our addiction/ to our planet-destroying economy,/ we are quite incapable of making any decision/ likely to even slow the wheels of climate change.
Perhaps the single best thing we can do/ is to give something to those who will suffer the most/ from our addiction to comfort and convenience./ Give them two votes.
Give them the power to choose what we cannot./ Say sorry for our lack of will,/ and the earth state we’re leaving them./ Say, ‘You choose what we cannot’.
Give Gen Y something they may actually thank us for./ That history may even remember us fondly for.
Giving them two votes may help the decision makers/ find the fortitude needed to make long-term decisions/ needed to sustain a habitable planet.
Perhaps that’s all we can do to save our children,/ from the brunt of our inaction./ History may not remember us well, but it may say,/ ‘They at least tried something’.
For four decades The Echo has printed the stories some people loved, some people hated, and some pretended not to read. If you want us to keep telling the truth, the real truth, not the sugar-coated version. We’ll need your support to keep the presses rolling. 
