– at the edge of the paddock
and perhaps out of range

We are to be carbon neutral in 85 years time

Not mentioned is the elephant in the paddock
the fresh water crisis
affecting a third of humanity now
perhaps two thirds forecast in only 10 years time
most of the killed , children

Will she shield us from seeing that target
and the need to bring it forward

Will she just compound the problem
forcing us to decide in only a decade’s time
to save the planet
or those thousands of innocent children

Or perhaps
both

If a third the world struggle for water today
and in just 10 years time
a further third are to join them

That will be 100 Australias
for whom probably desal plants will have to be made
probably powered by renewables
convoys of tankers laid on
an effective and everyday distribution service built
to rival all the world’s postal services

The cost enormous
the cost of not doing it
anarchy
civil breakdown
international war
& genocidal death.

World war 2 took 6 years

World war 1 4 years

Arms linked together
as long as this problem is recognised
10 years should be  cinch…?