I am an idealist

I am an idealist.

I am a strong believer of improving our future,

an adamant go-getter,

a visionary,

a dreamer.

I wonder what a peaceful world bestows,

and where my twisted path will lead me.

I hear the laughter of children once with famished hunger,

barely content with sated stomachs.

I hear the sorrow of others who deserve more,

and I hear silence from the mouths of those who

desperately seek change.

I see a hued and ivory friendship,

and offering hand,

and a welcoming smile.

I want honest words flowing

instead of piercing slanders spilling,

I want forgiveness,

and trust.

I am an idealist.

I pretend that I live among companions

instead of strangers

and pretend that one day,

we will be united as one,

mind and soul.

I feel the love that's soaring in the air around us.

I feel the warmth in our smiles that flicker from face to face.

I touch a lending hand that pulls me out from the deepening slump.

I want to touch on other's who aren't blessed with a lending hand.

I worry about the direction we are headed down.

I worry if we've gone too far.

I worry that we are slowly drifting away.

I cry for the entangled birds in the litter we toss ignorantly.

I cry for the people who stand out amongst the norm,

and are called out for being so.

I am an idealist.

I understand sometimes we are blinded by our selfishness.

I understand we have forgotten why we are here.

I say we do whatever it takes to remember.

I say we shake off our problems and pick up others,

one's that matter.

I dream of the day we realize what's important,

what's worth our precious attention.

We don't have long

until everything unfolds.

Why not start now?

Drop your phone,

put aside your personal dilemmas

and look up.

Take a good, hard look

and make today worth it.

One act a day.

Big or small.

Will make a difference.

Will unite us.

Harmonize us.

Excite us.

I am an idealist.

Are you?