Buckle Up people
it’s going to be a bumpy ride
Buckle up for climate change
it’s surely here now
Buckle up for turbulent times
because democracy is under threat everywhere
Buckle up for food poverty
famine and water wars
Buckle up for generational wars
where young people want their fair share too
Buckle up if you disagree with
#metoo, Black Lives Matter and the queer agenda
Buckle up because Feminism
is not done yet despite…
Buckle up for growing old
your body lasting longer but your mind in question
Buckle up for a flight away from all these
if you have the money, the right genes and can find a safe place to go…
This poem came out of my writing group and is an Anaphora or repeated phrase poem. I am posting it for the dVerse Poets Pub open link night…
© Andrew Wilson, 2023