My World

by Frasie Richards aged 13

My new world will be magnificent,
Full of equality, love and kindness.
No fighting over stupid things,
The wars left far behind us.

No bulldozing of the rainforests,
Instead we’ll plant more trees
So that our future generations,
Will have clean air, to breathe.

No more big supermarkets,
In the centre of every town.
Flying in vegetables and fruit
From countries all around.

Instead we’ll all be farmers
And plough and dig and sow
We’ll educate our young
And eat what we can grow

And we’ll only take what’s needed
To thrive and to be strong
The rest we’ll share with others
Because greediness is wrong

Medicine will be available
To every man worldwide
every child and every woman
no one will be denied

Wipe out illegal drugs,
But keep the ones that heal.
Get rid of harmful chemicals,
Use nature, keep it real

Because the world we live in
Is phoney and it’s fake
We airbrush and we Instagram
For everyone else’s sake

To fit in, to be accepted
We Snapchat and we pout
Facebook likes determine
Whether we’re in or out

But behind this mask of makeup
That’s hurt animals along the way
Our mental health is suffering
Our confidence melts away

So in my new magnificent
World that’s genuine
We’ll talk, instead of texting
We’ll nurture what’s within

The internet will still be there
Because let’s face it, it is great
But we’ll police all the bullying
Exterminate the hate

What happened to love thy neighbour
We’re all so self obsessed
With celebrities and bloggers
When really, who cares less

It’s our families that love us
Social media fans don’t care
A hug and kiss emoji
Is hardly being there

To guide us when we’re lost
To nurse when we’re in pain
Our friends should be real people
Not a google username

Our children will never see plastic
Because it won’t exist
It’s polluting and killing our oceans
It REALLY won’t be missed!

My world will be much greener
Instead of black and grey
Of high-rise blocks and towers
That seem to pop up every day

Instead of building mansions
For only the privileged classes
Why not build a village
For the common masses

Rich and poor won’t be a thing
There certainly won’t be slums
Because wealth will be a thing that’s shared
No surviving on breadcrumbs

No one will go hungry
Or die because they’re cold
Homes and education will be a right
Not something to be sold

And when we have a disagreement
We’ll talk and talk some more
Because nuclear weapons, guns and knives
DON’T WORK and that’s for sure!

Trump, Putin and playground bullies
Your powers will serve no use
For in this peaceful world of mine
We don’t tolerate ABUSE

We’ll work less and we’ll play more
We’ll talk instead of fight
We’ll read and sing and dance more
We’ll say our prayers at night

Not just to our own god
No – we’ll thank all humankind
For this, magnificent new world
Where religion is put aside

We’ll celebrate our difference
We’ll share our expertise
We’ll respect each others wishes
We’ll listen to beliefs

And yes, it might not be perfect,
This whole new world I’ve designed,
But at least there’s a chance of it SURVIVING
For future generations of mankind.

2 Responses to “My World”

    • Frasie Richards

      Thank you Roger. I wrote it for my RE homework project at Wirral Grammar School for Girls. Im glad you liked it.

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