The World Around Us by Vashti Brown
The world around us is changing rapidly
The seasons are running into one another,
As the months swiftly pass by
Not much laughter
Not much fun
Not much smiles
In the parks and playgrounds
And nowhere to run
No comforting enclosed community
No yes please or no thank you
The world forever hustling bully touting spinning
And no time to stop
Time to stop look listen and think.
