A Force to be Reckoned With
Miami, FL
2023, Junior, Poetry & Spoken Word
Climate Hero: Leah Namugerwa, Fridays for the Future
A girl is inspired by another girl.
A young girl named Leah
Wanted to join the force
to change the world.
Her home found east in Africa.
Uganda is the name where this force
Was born and will fight for what is right.
Her journey began with
supporting school strikes so
government can help the climate.
A young advocate teamed up
With some friends to be
members of Fridays for the Future.
She called for a change
She started a petition so no
Harmful plastic bags are in her home.
She spreads her activism through pictures.
Influencing people to plant a tree and other
Good deeds so no one loses their home.
Most girls celebrate their birthday
with a party and cakes but Leah
decided that she wanted to
celebrate by planting trees.
Tree for tree
Leah fights for people to see
What is going on in the world yet
People are busy with gossip.
Sometimes people try to silence her.
Blocking her posts and chasing her people
But what they do not know is that
She is a force to be reckoned with.
Reflection
When I was looking for someone to research and make my poem about, I came across a girl who really impressed me. Leah Namugerwa is a young activist who lives in Uganda. Leah has made me want to do great things to save the world because I would not like to see our planet deteriorate. Leah spent her birthday planting trees, which means she would rather spend her special day planting trees than having that day for herself or have a break from helping the planet. Leah likes to spread her message through social media, inspiring people to join the action. The message that I want to deliver to my viewers is that you can help change the world like other individuals have. After researching climate change, I realized us humans need to start realizing that we must do things to help our planet survive billions of years.