Imagine…
Imagine a world without
Backyards, swimming pools,
Automobiles, air conditioning
Imagine a world without
Tennis shoes, bottled water,
Microwaves, grocery stores
Imagine a world without
Playgrounds, plumbing,
Electricity, cable
Imagine a world without
Laughter, dinner,
Homework, freedom
Oh, say, can you see-dom
Okay, our country’s not great
But you can still be happy or irate
You can still believe your following your fate
And still possibly meet your perfect mate
… even though you can’t marry if your not straight.
Still - close your eyes and with your mind create:
Having no home
Skin down to your bones
Caught in the throws
Of war and strife
Where a gun and a knife
Aren’t just weapons, but means of protection
And your body is just a piece for selection
A place where your money is up for collection
And there’s no such thing as a presidential election.
Imagine parents who can’t parent
Because they can’t afford to pay rent
Or worse, children left parent-less
In a country who’s government couldn’t careless.
I’m speechless.
Imagine a world without
Ice cream, XBox,
Spice Girls, pet rocks,
Airplanes, clean socks,
World news, digital clocks
Where emotional shocks
Don’t come from emotional blocks
With people trapped behind the emotional locks
Of a life so full of family and friends
That letting one’s self feel means the fun ends
… And there’s a world out there
Who’s emotional blocks
Have been unlocked
Because there world has been shocked
By hatred and violence
Whether it be war zones or city riots
So when your lover says, Be quiet!
In a rather harsh way
Over something rather stupid
After a rather harsh day
Remember its okay
And to your self say -
Imagine a world without
Bathtubs, fast food,
Food, coffee,
Speaking softly
In whispers
“your lips I long to kiss dear”
On a beach somewhere
Where your safe from fear
With your loved one near
And its clear
When all this imagining doesn’t elicit one tear
How right I am to fear
How completely insincere
We are as we cheer
To living in a world with
…
But imagine a world without.
