I Wish I Lived in another World

I Wish I Lived in another World

Where prudence was unnecessary

and where rebuke was unheard of

I wish I lived in another world 

where I didn’t have to be rankled by reality

where every moment was filled with serenity

where nobody cared if you lived

slovenly, dressed weirdly, or looked different

I wish I lived in another world

where there was no need to pilfer necessities

where lackadaisical minds were met with enthusiasm

and were there was no one to confiscate your dreams

and throw them into the deepest abyss of the ocean

But it’s just my luck

that I live in a world

where every morning I wake up with

no inkling of what’s to happen    

where every day I embark on a journey into the unknown

Yes, it’s just my luck

that I live in a world

where audacity is met with punishment

where for many, life is depicted as one big joke

Yes, it’s just my luck, it truly is

that I live in a world

where you forge your own future

mold it, and bend it, and pound it till perfection

so in the end you’ll end up with

your own majestic masterpiece

a work of years stored in the minds and hearts of others

and its your choice if it’s a useful tool, or a parasite that clings

onto long gone memories just to finally

shrivel away and let go

Yes, it’s just my luck

that I live in a world

where I can wish, where I can dream,

and where I if I work hard enough can make those dreams into reality