Thursday, August 6, 2020

Silly Dream

What a wonderful world it would be

If people were just like me

We’d all be the same

We’d all play the game

And get along splendidly

 

What a wonderful world it would be

With no diversity

Every bird in the air

Every beast in its lair

The color of Indian tea

 

What a wonderful world it would be

If there was no thing as degree

There’d be no competition

Cosmetic technician

And furthermore, no pageantry

 

What a wonderful world it would be 

If everyone simply agreed

No wars and no strife

We can get on with life

No corruption or need to mislead

 

What a wonderful world it would be

If all was shared equally

No beg steal or borrow

No crime and no sorrow

A pie-in-the-sky guarantee

 

What a wonderful world it would be

If all to be had was for free

With nothing to covet

Neither want it nor love it

And nothing to cause jealousy

 

No taller or shorter

No half or three quarter

No thinner or fatter

No rounder or flatter

No plan and no color

No brighter nor duller

No cause for excitement

No hope for enlightenment

No choice in the matter

No smorgasbord platter

All will be bland

No room to expand

What a terrible world it would be

 

© Johannes W H van der Bijl 2020

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