I dared to hope

When the dark overcame the bright, 

When the abyss, immersed the light,

When the world fell on it’s knees,

I dared to hope. 

When belief was just a fantasy,

When people were slaughtered in agony, 

When man had lost his faith,

I dared to hope. 

When the last straw finally fell,

When humankind heard their death knell,

When the Earth’s populace felt their end,

I dared to hope.

When everything started to crumble apart,

When I greeted the end, the incessant dark,

A tiny wisp left my heart, 

Yet, I dared to hope.

-OceanGrapher

If I were to...

If I were to abscond from this world of suffering,

I would hope to take shelter, in another of bliss. 

A utopian world where peace is not a fantasy,

The perfect world, where nothing’s amiss.

If I were to escape this world of anguish,

I would seek a world of solidarity.

A world where all would stand together,

There would be no pain, no conflict, no wars, just harmony.

If I were to run from this world of selfishness,

I would aim to take refuge, in another of nirvana.

A world where all, would be altruistic and benevolent,

A place where none would be overcome by avarice. 

Escapism, though easy, is not one for me,

I will help to ameliorate, to improve, to forge a better place.

The unity of all, would help conduce the same.

To eventually make this world an idyllic one, 

Possible, only through the catalyst of change. 

-OceanGrapher