If Only
by
Beth Adair
If only happiness had a way
Of reaching everyone
If only fate had a way of making people smile
If only love had a way
Of being pure and joyful
If only hatred had a way
Of being obsolete
If only people had a way
Of helping eachother
If only rivers had a way
Of swallowing up all the anger and sadness in the world
If only humans had a way
Of being inhuman
Submitted December 16, 1999