Astronaut
I wanted to be an astronaut.
To leave this world with all its tiny
whiny
problems behind.
But then I discovered
what it means to be free
It's not the freedom to run
at least not to me.
It's the freedom to help,
To save the day
the freedom to shout
to say "you're okay"
So then I didn't know
what I wanted to do
I thought I was lost
And I think, so did you.
But there are jobs out there
that flip the world upside down
I see the world slip under
And I can't let them drown
There are so many problems
For our world to face
Problems with hate
about age, gender, and race
There is hate about religion,
there is hate about love
There is hate radiating out
to the stars above!
You ask me what job I want
I'll tell you the truth
I want whatever job
can stop this mess
of anger and hate
that seeths in humanity
boils over in pain and fear.
I can change my rhyme
To suit the climb
And I'll change the world
One person at a time
t I'll speak to the people
And try to stem the hate
About sexualities, religions
Or lack thereof
About genders
And the pain of love
There's a whole lot of hate in this world that I fear
Can drown out the good and can drown out the cheer
But when I look at people
I don't see fat or skinny
strong or weak
I don't see color or hear accents.
I don't judge because I see you as you.
The picture can change,
will change,
but the words inside your head will stay the same.
And I will always have hope in this mess we call humanity.
Because look how far we've come.