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TODAY: I rant

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By Kiesha’s DiaryPublished 9 months ago 2 min read
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the main question: how is the world still so backwards?

the people who inspire most of us are actors

why am i so obsessed that he has not yet texted me back?

when on the other side of the world there are countries still under attack

how can i be so invested in finding out who is the father of mindys daughter?

whilst there still exists third world countries without clean water

we forget the families who worked in sweatshops living in an empty room without even chairs

but can so happily spend hundreds on that same makeup to fund the billionaires

the rich are so happy in the hotel because they got the biggest suite

when their window view is of homeless people filling the street

and when you are throwing away your food because they tell us to watch how much we weigh

please remember that millions have not even eaten today

how can the rich have everything but still be so selfish?

you will never hear them say save the children but they can scream “save the fish!”

this is not to say animals are any less important

but we should first address the problems on our doorstep

use your platform and speak we will be the best listeners

tell us how to help are brothers and sisters

there are children walking miles without any shoes

but their main concern is free the animals from the zoos

to them animals come first forget the humans

suddenly they are a hero for their tiny contributions

so quick to tweet about who’s lives matter

but let’s be honest no one ever saw them protesting with a banner

still countries are using candles because there is no electricity

obviously they send out their thoughts and prayers for the good publicity

they video then post for the world to see them giving a homeless man a water bottle

with the caption that they are our generations role model

they have the money to make a difference but they don’t

only time they help is when they have the opportunity to gloat

we need to realise they all got famous for being fake?

frequent timeout holidays because they “needed a break”

yes they have a huge platform to make everyone listen

but their money and power puts them in a physical position

if you want to call them your inspiration

they must first do good for the human population

breaking news: kim kardashian is now blonde!

no. show us the counties currently getting bombed

change the front pages to what we actually need to hear

human trafficking. kids disappear

stop the gossip about tv reality

talk more about police brutality

use the news to inform us

so much going on. you need to warn us

we are so oblivious we need to be educated

first and third world countries hugely separated

the right to education should be compulsory.

should be free.

not a luxury.

how can you go to a country as a reporter

and film the children dying from the lack of clean water?

guilt tripping us with the poor sanitation

when the rich can shut down the whole poverty organisation

instead we are shown adverts to make us donate £3 a month

because not even the billionaires can spare a small fund

this world is home to billions

but a group claimed it and made us the civilians

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Kiesha’s Diary

𝚠𝚎𝚕𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚖𝚢 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚕𝚍. 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚠𝚎 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚕𝚍𝚛𝚎𝚗 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚞𝚗𝚒𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚎. 𝚗𝚘 𝚕𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚝𝚛𝚎𝚎𝚜 𝚘𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚛𝚜. 𝚠𝚎 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚊 𝚛𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚋𝚎 𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 ❀

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