If

If

If for a moment I can dare to dream

Of a life worthy of such esteem.  

A life of privilege and ease 

Free to come and go as I please.  

To remove the struggle and the strife

And free my perfect life.  

What I would do and what I would say

If my world was done my way.  

Although my dream is big and bright 

I ponder if it be right.  

To remove the strife

Is to dull a knife.  

The learning of the great divine 

Soon lost through comfort and time.  

The touch of love, the pride of success

Would soon become an onerous test.  

The would I and could I 

And the if only I could try. 

To live simply and without fare 

Would be a dream if I could dare.  

But to leave the privilege and divine 

Is something I would ponder with time.  

Safe to stay the course and hold the rail 

Afraid that I may fail.  

To be laughed at as a great fraud 

For leaving the trusted sod.  

Unlike the kids who fantasize 

Of places and things that mesmerize.  

No credence or care 

For a world that simply is not fair.  

To them their world is big and joyous 

A day of adventure as the chorus.  

To me their world is small 

But they don't know it at all.  

As I sit and ponder it would seem 

the mind of a child would be a dream.