Dream

Poetry for a contest

I dream of a time that I know I'll not see
when people are happy and loving and free,
when background and birthplace don't keep us apart
and we see as we're seen with the eyes of the heart.

I dream of a time when the world values learning
and schools are a place where the students are yearning
to gain understanding of how and of why
instead of just letting those years pass them by,

I dream of a time when what we believe
is not as important as what we achieve
in making the world a far better place
than the way that we found it when starting the race.