We Live in a World

We live in a world
where children die young and wicked lives long
where good runs dry and mothers often cry
We live in a world
where masses have no say but leaders never sway
where justice never reigns but violence always rains
We live in a world
where love is long lost and hate spreads like dust
where men beat their wives and mercy never thrive
We live in a world
where people know there is God but choose to ignore
where it’s not OK to pray but absolutely right to be gay
We live in a world
where boys hold war guns and shoot till the day dawns
where it is OK to fight and kill for your right
We live in a world
where women get stripped only just to be tipped
where young girls get sold only just to the old
We live in a world
where white means black and the sun is dark
where people no longer feel and wounds no longer heal
We live in a world
where revenge is the tool and peace is just for a fool
where brother means foe and families are only for show 

We need a world
where God is a necessity and not just a commodity
where we all need to take a stand and hold unto God's hand

We need a world

where we can all decide and not take sides

where we make a difference and all stay friends

We need a world

where fathers learn to trust and not just to hurt

where boys actually grow with no bomb to and fro

We need a world

where mothers learn to care and try not to err

where girls learn to read and not disagree

We need a world

where nations are fertile and people tend to smile

where hearts are filled with joy and sorrow destroyed

We need a world

where the youths can unite with futures so bright

where the old can relax with no news of attacks

We need a world

where peace is born and tears are undone

where we can all rely and dream of blue skies

We need a world

where it all makes sense to stop the pretense

where we teach our soul to live as a whole.