World Gone Mad

World gone mad Shots are fired, young kids expired Schools are closed, no educators hired Diseases spread, haven't you read Land mines sown, too scared to tread Where will it end, this world gone mad The seas a mess, plastic detest Clean the pollution, the only solution Elephants, rhino, a homeless wino Corruption rules, a madman drools Where will it end, this world gone mad The wilderness is tamed, the land all claimed Oil prices falling, temperatures soaring Bombs blasting, religious fasting Third world dictators, forever asking Where will it end, this world gone mad Guns for sale, train left the rail Planes falling, black boxes calling Cities flood, covered in mud Migrants marching, hope ever lasting Where will it end, this world gone mad A world of dread, monster under my bed Famine unfolds, stories untold A mother mourning, a daughter calling No food to be fed, she'll soon be dead Where will it end, this world gone mad Sabers rattling, old men prattling Wars unfold, soldiers grow bold, broken returning Cowards at war, a broken door Nuclear waste, left in haste Where will it end, this world gone mad Seas are rising, not surprising Glaciers melt, the heat not felt. Politicians yawning, fish not spawning Whales dead, harpoon in the head Were will it end, this world gone mad Fossil fuels heating, Opec meeting Nothing resolved, riches unfold What have we learnt, the forest all burnt Climate is failing, our children be wailing Were will it end, this world gone mad What can we do, dead gorilla in the zoo Ignorant youth, electronics a hoot Eight billion people on a planet for two Who's the boss, I'm at a loss Were will it end, this world gone mad