Dream’s End

 I had a fever dream, of a utopian state
A town with no slaves
A city with no plagues
A flawless place
Somewhere I can feel free
Where I can be the real me
Where the crooks don't steal
Where dreams aren't killed
Where every obligation is fulfilled
And lives are more than just red and blue pills
Where the birds don't have to sing inside cages
And love isn't just some ink on torn pages
Where colors don't fade
And we're not divided by borders or races
And we don't have to read between the spaces
And we're not forced to sing each other's praises
Where the world is at peace
Where heaven and earth meet
A place where a perfect society could be.

-Ayush Tripathi