If Love And Compassion Ruled The World Poem by Francis Duggan

If love and compassion ruled the World how great this would be
There would not be war and hatred and there would not be poverty
People would be kind to each other and live in harmony
And in a World of friends one would not have an enemy
If love and compassion ruled the World women in the hours of dark
Would not feel afraid to walk alone in the unlit street or the park
If love and compassion ruled the World every mind would be open to light
There would not be mistrust or hatred or wars for to fight
Lack of love and compassion the main reasons for wars in the World today
For lack of these gifts this the price we do pay
In a World of love and compassion peace would reign supreme
But between reality and what might be quite a difference it does seem
But a World ruled by love and compassion how marvelous this would be
There would be kindness and understanding and peace and harmony