I cannot stop the tanks
Or rescue all the children
Caught up in war.
I cannot clean the plastic from the oceans
Or stop the sewage
Pouring into streams and rivers.
I cannot unburn the fossil fuels
Or stitch the hole
In the ozone layer.
I cannot force the politicians
To shut their mouths
And open their hearts.
But I can pick up the litter
Dropped on my path,
Offer a room
To a refugee,
Turn off the lights
When I’m not at home,
And speak my truth to power.
No, I cannot change the world,
But I can make my corner of it
A little better.
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