My Parallel Universe
I look up at the sky wondering, hoping, praying
I see a twinkle, a gleam, a star
This star is now my parallel universe, another world
A world where I can live freely
A world where there is peace
Where persecution is a foreign language
Not spoken, not mentioned, not understood
However, my time in this other world is limited
For the sun begins to rise, bringing on the heat of hatred
I am now back on this world where reality creeps towards me
Showing me the barbed wires, the guards, and the smoke
I hear people crying in despair, screaming in pain
Instead of a blissful yellow glow, black dread hovers over me
But as the days drag on, not knowing which one is my last
I have hope, faith, a reason to live
My parallel universe
A world that is true, sincere, honest
Not corrupt, filled with hatred and discrimination
I know that one day soon my world and the world I am in now will merge
Bringing back the happiness I once had
Bringing back the peace and justice that once existed
But for now all I have is hope and my parallel universe
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