THAT DAY

That day when everyone’s relieved of pain,
The mentally afflicted are made sane,
When no one solely works for private gain
Nor empties toxic fluids down the drain,
When no one out of hate or anger’s slain,
That day when something alters in our brain
And none acts haughty, naughty, vicious, vain,
Absolved at last of our inherent stain,
That day will human beings grow humane.

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