Nationalize Renewable Energy Independence

Over the past one hundred plus years,
We cultured our taste for oil;
Not animal, vegetable, or mineral,
But petrol deep in the soil.

Our voracious appetite
Included unsustainable fuels;
Coal and nuclear were also tried–
Profits for short term fools.

But now the Earth is a sickly patient
Suffering from a greenhouse heater;
The warming of the world’s oceans
Is ignored by corporate leaders.

Profits drive for short term gains
Every corporate quarter;
If earnings don’t bring bigger stocks,
Investors leave for the border.

We must think in the long term;
Find sustainable energy fuels,
Solar, wind, and hydro can
Be our ever renewable tools.

These Earth-friendly resources
Are abundant for the people at hand;
The wind and sun aren’t commodified–
And all people profit from demand.

“We the People” own our land,
And energy is a national resource,
Let’s nationalize our energy needs
Move forward in a renewable course.