Change the World

I imagined this world a far better place Hunger and sadness removed every trace The wars had all stopped there was peace on Earth Joy accompanied every beautiful birth People all listened when wise men did speak The bold and the beautiful were equal to the meek Status was less important than truly being kind People were not hurtful when they spoke their mind Strength was measured by the good we would do We thought of the many and less of the few Work was a pleasure no longer a grind By doing what we loved we nourished the mind We chose here and now we didn't live in the past Time was less fleeting each moment did last We enjoyed all the people who were part of each day There was time for relaxation we learned how to play From my imagination I learned more as I thought Things might happen slowly but they can change a lot The best way to begin is to be a better me To not think of other people as my enemy Force has never worked it has led to more hate What some think is inevitable doesn't need to be fate You may think me naive yet that's not the case Fear is the enemy that we need to erase! Written April 12, 2016 For Dan Kearley's Contest.