I Dream A World
By Langston Hughes
No other man will scorn,
Where love will bless the earth
And peace its paths adorn
I dream a world where all
Will know sweet freedom's way,
Where greed no longer saps the soul
Nor avarice blights our day.
A world I dream where black or white,
Whatever race you be,
Will share the bounties of the earth
And every man is free,
Where wretchedness will hang its head
And joy, like a pearl,
Attends the needs of all mankind-
Of such I dream, my world!"
I discovered this poem last spring on my quest to actually have a poem for "Poem in Your Pocket" day. It's kind of nerdy, I know. But I fell in love with this as soon as I read it. Maybe it's a little naive to think that a world like this could actually exist considering the history of the world we live in, and the propensity for hate that a lot of humans show. The idea of it, however, is captivating to me.
A world where everyone has an equal chance of being great or making it big. A world where people's feelings toward you are dictated by how you treat them. A world where people take a minute out of their busy day to help ease someone else's burden. All of that sounds absolutely wonderful to me.
Alas, that's not how this world works. Luckily, there are songs like this to help make day-to-day life easier.
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