I know we live on earth

That much is for certain

But each day I wonder: where?

 

Where is the will to live?

Where is the willingness to help?

Where is the kindness in life?

 

I’m told stories where these things existed

Eventually, they grew extinct

Now they’re nowhere to be found

 

Where is all the joy?

Where is the jubilee?

Where is happiness?

 

I want these things

The stories I’ve been told are wonderful

They tell me about a hope for the future

 

Where are all the dreamers?

Where are all the people like me?

Where are all the leaders?

 

I may be the only one

The only one to think this way

But even one is better than none

 

Where are the simple things in life?

Where are the small things that bring us joy?

Where is anything that can bring us hope?

 

I have only ever found hope in one place

That place is always a storybook

A world I wish I could live in

 

Where is all the life?

Where is all the laughter?

Where are all the emotions?

 

I wish for just one thing

Only one thing and I will be happy

I want to stop asking “where”

 

I need to see the answers

To all my questions of “wheres”

Please help me find the answers

 

And then maybe

Maybe, the world will be better