July 29, 2022Poem

Entitled thrill seekers

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Entitled thrill seekers

Take gap years

Work for NGOs

Go to the Himalayas

Climb K2

Cycle around South America

Taking pictures of indigenous tribes

In the Amazon

Paint themselves with mud

Throw stones at loggers

Visit Machu Picchu

Out of season

Ride a motorbike over the Atacama

Join a camel train in the Sahara

Become influencers

Taking selfies in the Andes

Never taking cash from Daddy

Until the ransom,

Whilst the untitled

Wear ordinary shoes

To work as a Barista in a coffee-shop

To supplement their income

Tuition fees are so high

They can’t afford a bike

But hike

Across town

To join a rally

Against climate inaction

As celebrities fly in on private jets

Mocking the meaning of prudence

But what a story

For the lifestyler

With an eye for a business

Opportunity

Promoted as a social conscience