I remember a time
When simply breathing
Was dangerous
When simply breathing
Was dangerous
A time before
The Clean Air Act of 1970
The Environmental Protection Agency
Which gave the Act bite
And enforced its many regulations
I am reminded of that time
When I travel to countries
Which ignore the science
Or have no political will
To preserve the Earth
Which sustains us
I live in a time
When the country which lead the way
Suddenly, dropped the reigns
All too soon in time, I fear
This daily scene of choking air
Will return to a country
Which once funded the science
But now ignores it
Which once exercised the greatest will
But now descends into
Short-sighted self-interest
No greater danger
Have we ever faced
In any time
But this time
We turn away?
How sad
Monkey on a Rooftop
Red Fort nearly lost in the smog
Chandni Chowk
New Delhi, India
Red Fort nearly lost in the smog
Chandni Chowk
New Delhi, India
Taken during travels, 2017
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