World We Know

Stars have faded
Or did they ever shine
As specks of hope
Without malign

Stricken and oppressed
Beneath gloom above
Without the signs
Of gleaming love

No longer brazen
No longer live
Singing sober tunes
To sober sighs

Stopped planting the trees
Fell out of the passion
Seeing clean colours
No longer in fashion

Wishes and ambitions
Goals and desires
Remain unscathed, untouched
And still unrequired

We pencil in verbosity
To replace intuition
The glowing ember
Still seeks ignition

Political appeal
Is all that matters
With society built on
Forged smiles and laughter

Eats at what’s real
Does all the feigned hope
Denying reality
Is how we all cope

So wipe off your smile
Or is that a smirk
And realize life
Lingers not only to irk

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