The Key to Change
If I could change one thing
What would it be?
I’d have to change everything
I knew that was the key
I took time to think it through
The answer wasn’t plain
Eventually I took a peculiar view
That is difficult to explain
I wouldn’t take away the hate
For it defines the kindness
And the pain is part of our fate,
As is joy, and as is rightness
You might say I could stop the lies
The poverty or war
But I don’t believe it would be wise
To change what was Before
So if I had the chance to change our world
Whether it be stitched nicely
Or a tad unfurled
I’d know my answer, precisely
We might see evil everywhere
It seems it might prevail
But there are just as many people who care
That integrity will not fail
For each one that hurts, there is one that heals
For one that steals, one gives
And for each whose life unreels
There is one who lives, yes! LIVES!
So if I had the chance to change one thing
I don’t believe I’d have the heart
No matter how sharp the sting
To let go of the goodness, we had from the start