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Come With Me

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Why do you say the world is dull?
That every single day's the same?
That, though you wish for something more,
You know that things will never change?
There's nothing farther from the truth!
There is so much out there to see!
Come on - I'll show you, if you like;
Just take my hand and come with me.

Why do you say there's nothing here?
There's always wonders, everywhere!
In every inch of sky and space,
In all the water, earth and air!
They're part of life.  They're out there. So
Get off the couch, put down your book,
And go find them.  They're there, all right -
Sometimes you just have to go look.

But you're right - some are far away,
Th ones you have to work to find.
And because of that, those ones are
The brightest, most amazing kind.
They're hidden in the deepest seas
They're scattered through the earth and sky
And even farther - out in space
They're in the stars that shine on high.

Each star represents a promise
And while even just one shines through
Their promise remains unbroken.
They're shining there for me and you.
So, come - let's go!  There's stuff to do
There's life to live and worlds to see.
The Universe is waiting there!
Just take my hand - and come with me!
I wrote this a while ago, and rediscovered it recently going back through some stuff. To me, this feels like kind of a universal wish - that someone will swoop in, show us that life doesn't have to be boring and mundane but can be absolutely wonderful, and, for lack of a better phrase, tell us we're brilliant and we can save the world.

At least, for me it is.
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Fayrenaissance's avatar
I really like it. A lot better executed than some other poems I've read on the same subject... very nice :D