save us.

i do not want children.
i do not want to bring a life into this world,
the one that you are intoxicating us with
the one that we will grow up to live in-,
not you,
not my mum,
not my dad,
us
you say you are, "lifting up our economy"
"giving it a shoulder to lean on"
but why should that mean that
the new generations
will never see the alluring shell of a turtle
or the majestic horn of a rhino.
this doesn't have to be our future
but it will be,
if no one regains consciousness
to what has been surrounding us for decades
we need to grab your attention.
we need to be saved.
save us.