Submit your work, meet writers and drop the ads. Become a member
Aug 2011
If the world could look
Into a mirror
We'd be in a better place
Instead of here.

But people are dumb
Dumber than you and me
Their heads so far up their ***
They can't even see.

If the world could hear
The cries from below
Below the riches and materials
Then maybe they'd know.

But people are deaf
Too deaf for you and me
No matter how loud we shout
This is how it'll always be.

If the world could care
There would be peace and love
There would be no pushing
And no one would shove.

But people are bitter
Too bitter for you and me
Their face in a grimace
No one deserves to see.

The world isn't perfect
The world isn't pure
The world isn't mine
The world isn't yours
The world has a future
You and I can change
We'll be the beginning
Of a new chapter's page.
I had no idea, but after I had written this and titled it originally as "If" my friend referred me to a poem written by Rudyard Kipling called "If", I have to say I was simply amazed by it.  I've been getting my inspiration from politics lately, and the world around us...we'll see how long this goes on for.
Written by
Anthony Sexton
Please log in to view and add comments on poems