The World

In Africa woman is washing herself in Nile

And trying to keep on her smile.

Children are imagining a food's smell

And wishing a bonbon of caramel.

Men are sailing far, far away

The same as it was yesterday.

The ground is becoming more and more dry

And saying: Life, goodbye.

In Europe workers are building a tower

On a place where yesterday was a flower.

Children are eating hot dog

In front of the stall in town's smog.

Grown-ups are all depressed

Cuz of their worries about how to get dressed.

Boys are keeping their fight

And destroying a wall which was recently white.

Girls are buying a new shampoo

And wondering which make-up is true.

But we are forgetting to sky-blue,

To laugh which we can do.

There are still around us sunflowers

And waterfalls which can give us showers.

There it's not everything sad,

So try to be oftener glad.

We have to forget yesterday

And live for a new day.

Katjuša Lanišek, 9.b