Tomorrow’s Child

TOMORROW’S CHILD

Last night I dreamed the future. I met tomorrow’s child

He showed me our inheritance. A world so very wild

People fighting on the streets for scraps of mouldy food

Drinking foul liquids. From noxious substance brewed

While earthquakes shake the world apart and seas re-claim the land

Hurricanes flatten shelter and bury it with sand

Cars are rusting in the street, due to lack of fuel

Homeless children roam in packs and have never heard of school

The days are hot, the nights are cold, on young and old it takes its toll

Survival takes you underground and living like a mole

The heat of the day blisters your skin and fries you like an egg

The cold of the night freezes you stiff until you get gangrene in an arm or leg

Lots of people take their own lives to escape this awful fate

Their bodies make food for others, who can’t remember when they last ate

It’s survival of the fittest, but then the fit are few

The only drinking water is from the morning dew

How did all this happen? What tore the world apart?

The leaders had the money and power, but they were not so smart

They ignored all the warnings so they wouldn’t lose face

The result is the extermination of the whole human race

The leader’s have it good for now. In their bunkers underground

In time they will realize, that they hold a worthless pound (£)

In a world where money can’t buy a thing

When even they, to life will cling

Their money and power, they can’t give away

Even to live for one more day

So people in power, stop thinking of your gain

Or end it all now and save us all pain