What If? Poem by D Loveday Morris

What If?

What if it was all a misunderstanding; everything you think you see?
What if the feathers you ruffled, were never meant to be?
What if this could all be rectified, if people just stop and said, I'm sorry?
And instead of only trumping a trumpet, everyone also had a voice;
What if all musical instruments were given an equal choice?
And the world was a giant choir singing in notes and melodies of harmony;
What if this giant choir was music to everybody?
Now imagine this was all started by one body, a somebodyjust like you and me.

What if the way to heaven was in everyone's path?
And the way that we all got there was to solve this puzzle and then pass.
What if the one who created it was called the puzzle master?
And the puzzle type wasjust a cryptic disaster
What if the only reason you failed, was that they chose not to make, reasonable accommodation for people who use braille?
And the blind couldn't make it to heaven, because they could not see,
What would be the logic of a puzzle that said heaven is for everybody?

What if the wars of all the worlds, didn't exist?
And there was no need for a humanitarian crisis?
What if there was neither the other nor a group called terrorist?
What if the abscence of war was really what we miss;
And because of this, there were no more refugees.
What if families were not separated, because of the bombings we see?
And soldiers were just familes walking about;
And were especially handy when we needed a tactic about doubt.
What if husbands didnt have to go to war leaving wives and unborn babies behind?
How many more humankind would have peace of mind?
What if there were no more prisoners of war or mental slavery?
Now imagine Syria without the bombings and the cries of motherless babies.

What if visa access creates unequal access to foreign spaces?
And is a way of discriminating unfairly against people visiting places
What if the virus is reshaping old hierarchy?
And now access to enter a country is denied equally to citizens and monarchy
What if the world had no borders and you could travel visa free?
And the people seeking asylum now, no longer need to be
What if there were now no longer refugees?
And people were now happily residents of their home country;
Now imagine this is for real and there is no need to make a wish
What are the random places that would be added to your bucket list?

What if everything and everyone was exactly how we wanted it to be?
What if we never had to say goodbye to the ones we love whether friends or family?
And there was nothing to do with the concept called money
What if there was no need to explain anything to anybody?
What if people understood each other happily
And eutopia was something we could hear, touch, feel and see
Wouldn't it be lovely to live in the bliss of this opportunity?

D. Loveday Morris

June 72020

Diary of a JamaicanCritical Care Nurse Living and Working in the UK

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