I Want

I want Mankind to be kinder to man The world to echo ‘‘yes we can'' All children to live without fear To know literacy and opportunity Equality to be truly equal Life to be valued higher than gold The tally of one’s true legacy To be measured by their mercy Law to always speak the truth A right to prayer to be absolute The plague of racism to be vanquished Earths bounty to feed the hungry The games we play called war To be declared forever lost The blindness of hate To be granted sight and tolerance The cries of the weak and abused To be answered by the strong Our rain forests to be cherished Whales to roam free within pristine seas The words spoken ''never again'' To never again be needed to be said Every man to be a brother of mine Each child to be my child Within my lifetime Irish