What is this world? This Earth have we
Spinning around, chaotically
I often gaze through tear-dropped eyes
Those bright sparkling lights dotting our skies
Wondering if there’s order above
Justice, hope, worlds filled with love
Returning my gaze to all this around
The hatred, the malice, war with no sound
Listening to silence, watching as we
Destroy and degrade this “land of the free”
What is this world? What has become?
I ponder it often, my mind becomes numb
Around every corner, there’s fear and there’s pain
Children are orphaned, families slain
All in the name of profit and greed
Power they want, compassion they need
What is this world? Will it ever be changed?
The death and destruction, so cold and deranged
When will we realize this must not go on?
The hurt and the torture, from dusk until dawn
Innocents dying, assailants unknown
Miles away, just guiding a drone
Detached from life, it’s realities
No cause for concern, just more refugees
I long for the day we all rise above
We all coalesce, we all join in love
What is this world? We mustn’t let go
What is this world? I shall never know
How the World Should Work 