I See the World

I see the world, a living creature –

she provides the sweet scents and

colors; the gift to all her creatures.

Blossoming, blooming, withering…

Alive, a world of exploration.

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I see the world and its colors,

the unbridled joy as life unfolds.

Eyes that dance with summer colors

and smiles that never fade.

Blissful, a world of content.

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I see the world as a child,

confused but carefree, happy simply to be.

Naïve and distracted, just a child –

so brightly unaware.

Innocence, a world of distance.

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I see the world with a tempered mind,

a world fading behind its own greed.

Thoughtless killing and reckless minds,

senseless acts of violence.

Immoral, a world of darkness.

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I see the world through salty eyes,

somehow broken – yet still alive.

False smiles and vacant eyes,

never knowing what one faces.

Alone, a world of silence.

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I see the world with no tomorrows,

a race so unaware of its destructions.

A parasite, leaching away tomorrow –

do we see our future dissolving?

Terminal, a world that’s fading…

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I see this world, through thoughts not blinded

by religion, by prejudice, by my own self.

I see my ancestors and strangers blinded

by their own justifications.

Limited, a world of demise.

I see the world, the fight for change,

the constant strife for better lives.

Our battlefields stained with words of change

but the oppressors always silent.

Hopeful, a world for all.