Life is so much more

We have enough food

we know what is good

what has to be done, should

It is easy to point fingers but hard to think

How much more will our quality of life sink

When we are on the brink

Of total annihilation

With a hand full of corruption

And an overwhelming population

We look for what holds us down

The word authority gives us a frown

Heavy is the head that wears the crown

Do we really need a ruler to run this town?

Do we need a system that holds us down?

Aren’t we capable of self governance?

Can’t we give love and peace a single chance?

Why can’t we rise against?

When we succumb to our need

Do we realize that it is just greed?

How long would we pretend

We no longer know who’s a friend

Feeling like standing at the end

Is this our pursuit of happiness?

Isn’t money the true cause of our sadness?

When we know what is wrong

How long must this go on?

Can you understand?

Would you hold my hand?

As I walk you to the other side

Would you let go?

Would you want to know?

The truth kept from you

The fact known by few.

That you are just a pawn

And have been fooled all along

That your life is a sad song.

Think before you make up your mind

And then the truth you will find

No need for violence of any kind

When you look into your heart you will find

That all humanity is one.

So throw away that gun

For life could be so much fun.

- Salman