It can hurt to be human,
The modern world is so cruel,
Social media, market forces, self -obsessed and so cold all around,
One has to be tough and nobody\'s fool.
Lack of courteousy on the London Underground,
People pushing and shoving past you without apologies on a busy street,
Neighbours barely looking out for each other and saying hello,
For a pregnant woman, people not always vacating their seat.
Gang warfare and knife crime escalate,
Disputes, sometimes settled with the brute force of a gun,
Mental health related illnesses on the rise,
The young worried about getting a job, not knowing how to have fun.
It can hurt to be human,
Climate change and the decaying natural world has borne the brunt of man\'s neglect,
Kindness and consideration for each other needs to be celebrated,
The world needs to be improved it\'s hardly at its best yet.