Driving the back roads
to find some photos,
listening in on the radio,
a frightening study
on childhood suicide –
two despairs
leading distress
in our youth:
the climate crisis
and blocked access
to upward mobilty.
Have we been listening
to the cries?
It’s the dead of winter
and there is no snow,
yet the 1% can fly north
to find it.
So sad and so true. The number of youngsters with mental health issues (including my 16-year-old granddaughter) and suicidal thoughts and actions is truly terrifying, and the services can’t/don’t cope with these children and teenagers (or adults, come to that). I totally agree about their fear for our planet and the rich and powerful men ruling the country for everyone else with no control going to the people. I’m passionate about the environment and our planet and all on her. I’m in a group of protestors to get the government to look at their actions and how they are destroying our world. We’re not always very popular, but some of us just have to take action to make our point. We should have Citizens’ Assemblies rather than letting the upper classes run our world so inefficiently. Sorry for getting on my ‘hobby horse’ about this, but I feel so strongly about saving our planet. I might just be one little person trying to make a difference, but what we need is lots of little (and big) people to make this difference. Sorry for the rant.
You feel free to rant here anytime you want. You have improved this post a hundred fold. 🙏
I understand their despairs – I have no desire to move upwards, but the climate crisis leaves me feeling the future is on a knife-edge.
The developed world where we have so much but so little.
…And our children are choosing to exit from the stage.
Who can blame the young? It is hard enough to face as one exiting this world!
The world is a scary falling apart place