Barney's to blame

Mine is not the only voice in the world There are many some loud some not Some of what I do may be a little clunky or repetitive And there may be those who may not like my perspective Yet if you can speak do so when you feel the need The world is in a bad state Some people keep trying Yet a serious problem exists And that is the way many Including our leaders and many politicians Defer us from what really matters I will not compile a list here Except to say there is much conflict and war in the world And it is discernible that without my being personal Or believing in conspiracies I know many in power divert our thought from the issues of today Those of the disastrous global warming and climate change As well as the poverty of so many nations and people in this world They talk up other matters Finding enemies here there and everywhere So we the people face up to that Instead of what we need to do: Help save the planet Governments still run economics in terms of growth Growth of goods and services And growth of population While what we need is the sustaining of the world Something requiring a much more realistic approach To what we have thought and done Save the world Save the people on it And let the animals have space and life So we can live alongside them