We will Survive

Recently in my English class, we have been writing a poem for the Peace Festival in our school. This year, for the Peace Festival, our theme is A Healthy World. I hope you enjoy my poem!

Where is the world?
Is it crumbling away,
hidden in a corner?
Cobwebs, thick and dusty
littering the surface?

Where is the world?
Is it falling apart
as we humans pick, poke, and prod at it?
Are chunks of rock and dirt and earth
breaking off, falling through space soundlessly?

Where is the world?
Is it disappearing, melting away
because of our actions?
Drops of blue and green
mixing together as they fall?

But…

Is the world getting better?
Is it being restored
from the actions of the new generation?
Are the plants blooming again, 
opening up their buds of pink, yellow, red?

Is the world getting better?
Is it slowly rising up,
shaking off the sludge we have covered it with?
Can you see the clear waters,
glittering from the sun?

Is the world getting better?
Is it getting ready to shine 
no longer polluted?
Do you see the white, cotton ball clouds,
blissfully floating by?

We are bringing back the world
Just as we have with the many species
Brought back from the brink of extinction
Haven’t you seen the towering trees, frigid waters?

Hopefully one day,
the world will be better

And hopefully one day,
the world will rise up

Hopefully one day, one time,
You and I will stand and look up
And marvel at the peaceful sky, the cotton ball clouds
The towering trees, the springtime plants

And we will survive.

World Peace Essay

In my MUN class, we had to write an essay on ideas that’ll help achieve world peace. Here’s what I wrote. I hope you enjoy!

World Peace. It’s something that’s not in reach considering the world we live in today. But world peace is something we always aim forward to, something we strive for, no matter what. Even though the fight seems hard, world peace is something that we have to hope to achieve someday. Some ways to spark a world with peace include placing better people in power, empowering the younger generation, and sharing power with smaller countries. If we go about these ideas with an open mind and work together while doing them, then world peace isn’t such a far away concept.

I think everyone can agree that not all countries have the right people in power. Some countries have corrupt rulers and others have leaders who won’t do anything. Obviously, not everyone will agree on who the right leader is, but having someone who will benefit the country is an important step that can lead to world peace. The young generation is a proud and strong one and they will stand up for what’s right. People like Malala or Greta Thunberg have been standing up for what they think is right and inspiring people all over the world. If we empower the young generation and provide them with the supplies and help they need to keep standing for what they think is right, people everywhere will be inspired and empowered. Lastly, we need to share power with smaller or younger countries. These countries, being “unimportant” are often pushed aside and there aren’t many ways that they contribute to the bigger countries’ ideas, other than the UN. These countries could have ideas that could change our world, but we don’t listen to them because they’re smaller. If we listen to these countries more or share some of the bigger countries’ power with them, we could grow new ideas with the help of other strong minds.

Obviously, world peace isn’t something that we will be able to achieve tomorrow, with the Russia and Ukraine situation. But if we all work together across the globe, world peace doesn’t look so far away. It’s not something that will happen quickly, but if we are able to achieve it, it’ll be one of the most memorable achievements and one that’ll go down in history. World peace is a far away concept at this moment, but if we replace the corrupt leaders, empower the younger generation, and share power with the smaller countries, it won’t be as hard. Right now, it’s far away, but that doesn’t mean it always has to be.

MLK Day

This MLK Day, I read a poem about Martin Luther King. Then I thought about how the world could be a better place.

The world would be a better place if we could all just sit down to talk instead of fighting. The country’s leader and a few representatives of his or her choice should go.

If we only fight, we’ll lose many of our citizens. Those citizens can be very useful in our nation and their families. If we lose too many volunteers a nation can fall. Families shouldn’t have to lose one of their members just because of war

Millions of people flee their homes and native land to get away from war. Families separate and lose their precious belongings. I don’t think anyone should have to lose any item that they loved and start over in a place they don’t know.

Countries can waste a lot of money on war. Stocking up enough weapons to fight back strongly takes a lot of money. If we could talk it out , it won’t cost anywhere near that amount of money.

This is my idea of a better world. Please tell me how you think the world would be a better place in the comments. Just like MLK, I have a dream.