Gian Waldo Vital, born on the 5th day of August, on the second last year of the 20th Century, 1999, and currently 15 years old. He has resided in the UAE for about 12-13 years. As per him, it’s incredibly amazing to see how this desert region turned into a metallic oasis overtime. In times of great boredom, he is a poet, sketcher and painter; a self-proclaimed music and art critic when the opportunity arises; a psychologist and economist at heart, and a linguist, dreamer and bookworm in bouts of free-time.
In his words ” In short, I am that person you’d find picking on Picasso and teasing Matisse for Monet.”
But We Need More Help
The oceans bubble and foam, like acidic soap
With specks of dead fish and corals to scrub away the oils.
The forests moan and fall, like popular furniture
Fast disappearing in the markets with a greener future.
The streams fill and clog, like gutters
Filled with scraps and thrash in an untended clutter.
The air is tight and pungent, like toxic aerosol
With nauseating odours that burn through the Earth’s soul.
The temperature rises and overflows, like a heated cooking basin
Overflowing and boiling, threatening to melt the casing.
The weather comes and goes quickly, like prices
Of depleting resources and increasing consumer items.
Creatures great and small, thin and hungry
For what lays in a garbage bag: crunchy, chunky and incredibly funky
Beasts roaming free, captive and dying
By plastic ties, boxes and chemicals from thrash slowly expiring
Men naïve and ignorant, shocked and disgusted
When they find little pieces of plastic in fish they ingested
Men apathetic but able, consume and live wastefully
While the whole world trembles, decays and boils carefully.
Groups small yet committed, striving and lobbying
For factories and individuals to stop their pollutive dumping.
Individuals alone yet committed, changing and fighting
To protect animals, plants and environment fast-disappearing.
Slowly but surely, we’ll have a greener future to look after –
Bright and clean, where we can hear the rustle of leaves and joyful laughter.
About the School
As one of Dubai’s preferred schools, The Winchester School has been teaching the National Curriculum for England (NCFE) to students from across the world since September, 2003. And it continues to be a preferred educator because of our prime location, excellent facilities and our reputation for providing a high-standard of education at an affordable price.
