My Vision for a New World

In our new world
love shall emanate
from every being,
for
In our new world
love shall be louder than fear.

In our new world
kindness and compassion
are a knee-jerk reaction,
for
there shall be
no place for hatred.

In our new world
patience and forgiveness
become second nature
and
there shall always be
someone to lean on.

In our new world
men willingly
let go of their
toxic masculinity,
for
In our new world
women are giving
boys and men
the space to cry.

In our new world
there is no shame
placed around one's
differences
and
In our new world
there is no stigma
around mental illness.

In our new world
there shall be no more
hunger or homelessness.

In our new world
healthcare and education
shall be provided to all.

No one is wanting,
No one is discarded,
and yet
no one stands at the top
of an hierarchy
for
the time of hierarchies
shall be behind us.

No one is afraid
of their neighbor
for there is no crime.
No one is worried
for there is no lack.
No one knows
financial stress
for there is always
someone willing to share.

The words shunned and ostracized
will lose their meaning,
their connotation
for
In our new world
there won't be a person
who remembers
what they feel like.

In our new world
there is a place
for people like me:
healers,
teachers,
caregivers,
mediators,
guides, and
mentors.

And no one shall be left behind
during this transformation
for
being certain that
everyone is cared for
will be our new
never ending project.