What Would I Change
If my tiny little voice
Could be heard, loud and clear
What would I say?
What would I change?
I would say,
We need to love each other
We need to stop fighting.
I would change
All the hate and the war
All the civilian casualties.
If my itty bitty words
Could be heard, in every place
What would I say?
What would I change?
I would say,
We need to stop oppressing each other
We need to listen to what everyone has to say.
I would change
All the crushed spirits
All the broken dreams.
If my single, shaking voice
Could make a difference
What would I say?
What would I change?
I would talk until I'd used up all the air
That I'd been given to talk with.
I would change every last thing
That we humanitarians fight to fix.
Feminism, LGBTQ rights, racial inequality
Wage gaps, corruption, abuse.
I would fix every last thing
There was to be fixed
Until the only thing
That needed to be changed
Would be
How perfect the world is.