Out they came in their hundreds
Into the bright sunshine
Young people with their home-made banners
And high-vis vests, showing the way
They call on the powerful
Decision-makers
Billionaires
Capitalists
Governments
To feel the urgency and take action.
As they march the chant begins and swells louder as more join in
No more coal
No more oil
Leave that carbon
In the soil
Chalk messages and pictures appear on the slabs
Around the clock tower
Canvases and boards lean
Together in support
Later, On TV, a stark image confronts
Women wearing nooses
Standing on ice-blocks
Holding signs that say
Tell the truth
Or we die
FM 2019