I would like to end with a poem called Song.
As soon as I find it.
I never used to read it but I recently
saw a film called If You Love This Planet.
And I feel like I ought to read it and so I do.
You can tell I don't read it because I
don't know where it is.
No.
Oh, If You Love This Planet, is a film made in Canada.
And it features Doctor Caldicott.
Helen, I think is her first name.
Talking about nuclear devastation
and how close we are.
When I was watching the film--
it was shown here I bet not too many people came, not too
many students.
When I was at the school I was at there
were three students there.
And I thought that was sad.
I hope so.
Because, if you love this planet one
ought to try to do something.
I was looking at it, it had some pictures
of Hiroshima survivors.
And at first I was going to look away but I thought,
I am so cowardly I'll even look away and I couldn't do that.
Anyway I like to end with this poem.
Which is something I truly believe, Song.
Sons of slaves and daughters of masters
all come up from the ocean together.
Daughters of slaves and sons of masters
all will ride out on the empty air.
Brides and hogs, and dogs, and babies,
may close their eyes against the sight.
But bricks and sticks, and diamonds, will witness.
A life of death is the death of life.
Thank you, very much.