Wouldn’t it be Nice

Wouldn’t it be nice

If kindness and respect were the normal

Wouldn’t it be nice

If your pup escaped there was no worry about who’d pick them up

Wouldn’t it be nice

If your kids could leave the house without you worrying

Wouldn’t it be nice

If communities were truly strong and tightly knit

Wouldn’t it be nice

If poor expression of emotion was addressed kindly, but firmly

Wouldn’t it be nice

If instead of going it’s because someone drinks asking why it is they drink

Wouldn’t it be nice

If we lived in a world where those calling for accountability took responsibility

Wouldn’t it be nice

If we treated children like we wanted and craved to be treated as children

Wouldn’t it be nice

If our children stopped feeling so alone, judged, wrong that they take their lives and/or others

Wouldn’t it be nice

If age stopped being the guideline of what you can and should be doing

Wouldn’t it be nice

If the elderly were encouraged to stay active, and engaged in their life

Wouldn’t it be nice

If children were believed in, encouraged, welcomed, and active in “adult” activities

Wouldn’t it be nice

If we stopped letting the “leaders” of the world tear us into groups that fight

Wouldn’t it be nice

If it was your decision alone what happens to, and goes into your body

Wouldn’t it be nice

If we stopped hiding from the truth, and letting fear rule the world

Wouldn’t it be nice

If women believed in themselves building each other up stronger, wiser, kinder

Wouldn’t it be nice

If men knew they didn’t have to bare the burden quietly finding peace in whiskey, and rye

Wouldn’t it be nice

If we valued and encouraged an active, compassionate, interested, present father

Wouldn’t it be nice

If mothers knew the burden of the relationship, home, children wasn’t theirs alone

Wouldn’t it be nice

If we respected one’s decision not to have children

Wouldn’t it be nice

If we supported those who decide to bring children into this world

Wouldn’t it be nice

If we stopped fighting to be the better gender instead embracing the differences

Wouldn’t it be nice

If we knew the first sign of civilization was one human helping another survive

Wouldn’t it be nice

If since death is enviable we lived our life courageously until that final day comes

Wouldn’t it be nice

If we lived for our environment, community, and world over ourselves

Wouldn’t it be nice

If our gender did not determine our likes, dislikes, capacity, destiny, style, how we are treated

Wouldn’t it be nice

If the poor were lifted up instead of punished to be kept down

Wouldn’t it be nice

If education was about curiosity, enjoyment, and growth

Wouldn’t it be nice

If judgment was based off of who you are not clothes, race, gender, culture

Wouldn’t it be nice

If how much one made had no influence in determining one’s worthiness

Wouldn’t it be nice

If kindness, respect, compassion were the default towards yourself and others

Wouldn’t it be nice

If kindness wasn’t looked upon with suspicion, disgust, and disapproval

Wouldn’t it be nice

If our world wasn’t fueled by greed, wastefulness, and consumption

Wouldn’t it be nice…