If Only

• Hanna Rizwan , Grade 6
• Poetry
• 2018

Oh dear perfect world,
If only you were my reality
If only bullying wasn't a hilarity
If only racism didn't dominate
If only humans didn't discriminate
If only animals weren't kept in captivity
If only there was no poverty
If only love was in every heart
If only sharing did its part
If only all hunger was fed
If only children's hearts weren't bled
There's thousands more, but one at a time
We can stop all these horrible crimes
It's up to us, the humankind
To heal all the scars we've left behind