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Published on May 22, 2020
Lois Cameron was one of over 200 people who attended a recent joint event organised by the RSA and WEAll, where Katherine Trebeck and Jamie Cooke were in conversation about what it will take to Build Back Better and create wellbeing economies. You can watch their discussion here.
Lois was so inspired by what she heard that she was moved to write this beautiful poem:
Build Back Better
Our nation’s success is measured in GDP
Care, kindness, love do they appear?
Why don’t we count things important to me?
Time to shop local and be neighbourly
To slow down, connect , bring others cheer
Our nation’s success is measured in GDP
Making money is not all it’s cracked up to be
People feel redundant as they lose their career
Why don’t we count things important to me?
Can you see the butterflies, hear the bees?
Listen to clean water tumble over the weir
Our nation’s success is measured in GDP
The change will be hard for all to agree
But to ‘build back better’ we need to be clear
Why don’t we count things important to me?
Changing what matters is going to be key
In this woman lead, make sure you hear
Our nation’s success is measured in GDP
Why don’t we count things important to me?
May 2020 Lois Cameron
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