The Spectre Of Global Ills Rises Poem by John Sensele

The spectre of global terrorism rises
Unless humankind promotes global justice
For oppressed, downtrodden nations of all sizes
To ensure for peoples, weak and mighty, guaranteed global peace.

The spectre of global migration increases
Unless the global economic system
Reforms to offer fairer trade term prizes
To raw material producers of copper, cobalt, coltan, cocoa, coffee and coartem.

The spectre of global human extinction thrives
Unless humankind tackles global warming and climate change
To ensure the entire global population derives
A fairer share of new millennium benefits for humankind within reasonable range.

The spectre of the AIDS pandemic looms large
Unless funding for the pandemic's cure
Flow unstintingly to recharge
Initiatives to eradicate the health iniquity and inequality lure.