BY JEMMA BRINGANS, YEAR 8, CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL COLLEGE
People standing
for a difference
trying for a change
you’ll die of old age
and we’ll die of
climate change
As the world gets hotter
the people get stronger
when no one takes action
we will make it happen
we are skipping
our lessons so we
can teach you one
young people and old
march together
hoping for the same change
to make life last
The sea level is rising
and so are we.
from Brazil to Mexico
to South Africa to Belgium
to here in Cathedral Square
we all want this change
This poem is a part of the Beca Christchurch Heritage Festival series, for those pieces of writing created in the workshops sponsored by the Christchurch Heritage Festival and Tūranga.
© Write On: School for Young Writers and the writer, 2019