by Sofie Miller
I had a breakdown a month ago
When I really thought whoa
I feel so tiny
In this god forsaken world
Not god forsaken
We forsake it
And what can one girl like me
Do to undo destiny
When everyone is shouting but no one is listening
When everything that’s glistening is beginning to be destroyed
And we can’t avoid our own oblivion
What can I do when every breath I take is helping to ruin the planet
Nothing is organic
And have you seen the trees
They used to float in the breeze
But now they have been seized
By metal men
Just trying to make a bit more money
A little more dough
But it’s not funny
It’s no longer good enough to say
Let’s just plant some more
Cause the damage is beyond repair
And yes all of you should despair
And do something
Use your privilege to do whatever it takes
To put on the brakes to this global disaster
We are heading towards mass extinction
And yet you can’t even make a distinction
Between the end of our planet
Or some model called Janet
Now take the oceans
I feel like I’m being pulled in slow motion
The rubbish is floating on our seas
And we can no longer see the water
Water which is rising up all around us
Cause we can’t stop flying all around the world
All curled up in private jets
To take some photos
And pull a cute pose
Or look at mysterious animals
All caged up in something so mechanical
They will no longer exist
If we continue in this way
If we keep letting our home decay
This world does not just belong to us
Like stop being caught up in your smugness cause you can afford not to care
Take a look at the world around you
Is this what you wanna leave your kids
So god forbid, we have to make a change
Before time begins to rearrange everything we’ve held dear
And you can live without those special avocados from Mexico
And I feel so alone
But we can do something
Cause although it shouldn’t have been left up to us
A bunch of teenagers still stuck on a school bus
It has
And so let’s act as if we know what we’re doing
And work together
To stop this bloody weather
Before it’s too late
Before the world begins to inflate
Let’s not leave behind the same chaos that has been handed to us by our elders and self proclaimed betters
But they’re not better
Just older
Let’s give them the cold shoulder
Until they listen
Until they do something
It’s all coming
A way to wipe out our existence
And I really need some assistance
Let’s form a resistance
And change what is beginning to be set in stone
Let’s help the ozone
And overthrow the people saying that this is not real
Use your eyes
Let’s make a last appeal
And please don’t give up the chase cause together we can make the world a better place