For a Better World

One day I thought I will change the world
To reshape it, reform it, rearrange it, I yearned

A world without hatred, a world without pain
A world of the good, of the happy, of the sane

Edging out the gloom, ushering in the light
No injustice, no hurt, no cruelty in sight

Where man and beast alike take leisure
Winds blow, waters flow in pleasure

A daunting task it was, one at which I failed
At the challenges I encountered, I simply paled

So much of hatred, so much of fear
Those hurt, too scared to let me near

Folly and evil were undeniable, too
The truly good and wise, I found so few!

Those I met were too wary, too tired
Their quota of hope and positivity, expired

The zest in me was dying slowly
And I was blaming self, wholly

For not being strong enough, not being bold
‘Just another failure, aren’t you?’ to self I told

And then came a thought in a flash
Why not build something from scratch

A mini-world of my own
A prototype, a model, to set the tone

For a better world, built one brick at a time
For a better world, a blueprint sublime

Something to be referred, perhaps emulated
When better hands than mine created

A world of dreams, a world of songs
Where every soul belongs

No one is forsaken, pitied or hated
Love flows unchecked, unabated