One night I dreamt

Of how the sun

Could pour its light

Into a river that runs.

The water is deep,

Clean and rich.

But when darkness creeps in,

It drowns all the fish.

One night I dreamt

Of how the sun

Could shine so bright

In a world so dark.

Streets littered with bodies,

People shot to death.

Others struggling,

For one last breath.

One night I dreamt

Of how the sun

Could  spread its warmth,

Make us unite as one.

But countries turned

On one another.

Now one man’s life

Means the death of his brother.

The end is near,

So I’ve been told.

Still the sun will shine

On the earth below.