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Jun 2023
Aztec high priests spilled the blood of peasants but never their own;
Sun god appeasement to maintain their elevated status & throne.

The sacrificial alter stone offered Huitzilopochtli human blood & hearts;
A barbaric but quick death, lung disease is slow - fact confirmed on WHO health charts.  

Templo Mayor was the epicentre of these macabre rituals;
Now its our high street, work place, schools and residential.

Climate change is today's human sacrifice;
Modern day Shaman's killing thousands daily - never thinking twice.

Our species require 20,000 daily breaths to remain alive;
We are “reliably" informed don't look up, don't worry - you will survive.

Corporate owners and their families don't inhale this toxic air;
They live far away from the magenta coloured danger zones - so why care.

The path to honest change is concealed with land mines, legal barriers & corruption;
"Happy talk” from politician’s proclaiming to protect us - thus ensuring delays & obstruction.

We are destroying our planet don't be persuaded otherwise or self deny;
Pollution is killing the most vulnerable - urgent action required or millions more will die.
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Benson  50/M
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