A.M. Radio Call-In
Darby Riley
April 22, 2022
“Darby from San Antonio.
What’s up, my friend?”
“Global temperatures, Trey.
Sea levels. Human population.
Extinctions. Ignorance,
Greed. Chemical pollution.
They’re all up.”
“Whoa, Darby!
You sound like a liberal!
Aren’t you calling
the wrong place?”
“Trey, I want my granddaughter
to have a full life
on a healthy planet.
Science says she won’t
if we don’t together
change the way we live.”
“Science says many things,
Darby. Who to believe?
We have to take care of ourselves.
Let future generations do the same.”
“Trey, I just hope enough of
your listeners think otherwise.”
Darby Riley, a native San Antonian, has been married to Chris Riley since 1971 and they have three grown children and a granddaughter, age 6. He has hosted a monthly poetry writing workshop for over 25 years. He practices law with his son Charles and is active in the local Sierra Club.
