by Sally Ann Houston
I dream a dream free from sorrow.
It’s a dream of love and joyous dance.
It is a dream about tomorrow
of happy thoughts and a loving glance.
A dream where children have no fears,
and stones don’t fly to strike the bird.
In this dream, there are no tears.
It is a dream to be heard…
A child cries alone at night
and most who hear that child’s cry
screaming out in horrid fright
shudder at the sound as they pass by.
but when someone comes to their door
“I heard nothing.” they will say.
They will lie, and their conscience ignore
and think not again of that day.
And yet not far away from there
is laughter and a sense of cheer.
There is truth and love where peace is near
from evil and hatred, there is no fear
It is a dream that everyone dreams
of peace and joy and truth.
No matter how hopeless it sometimes seems
it is the elders who teach the youth.
You can leave it to the next generation
just as they left it to you.
But that doesn’t solve any problems
and it doesn’t make dreams come true.
WoPoLi 
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