Take a Look Around You

Take a look around you
What do you see?
War and famine
Death and hate
Lives being torn apart

If you could make a wish now
What would it be?
Peace and love
Food and money
Socialism, no greed

Take a look around you
What do you see?
Food, money
Shelter, protection
More than what you need

Now think about the others
Who don’t have what we have
And all we do is take for granted
The luxuries in our life

Maybe one day in the near future
You’ll take another look around you
And see the love and the peace and a socialistic world
A truly spectacular view
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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