My son wants to be a hero
He wants to save the planet
I could tell him to watch a nature show or movie
to rent a DVD on climate change and biodiversity
I could tell him about the birds and the bees
the moon, the flowers and the trees
and how they’re all, one great family
intricately interwoven in intimate dependency
I could pat him on the head for recycling
a plastic container, start a discussion
about our energy-saver
I could teach him to use cloth bags instead of plastic
to look at those number charts all getting drastic
I could tell him to buy fair trade
to choose clothes that ...
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