If Love Were ...

If love were?

If love were grown on trees
Maybe people would find it easier to locate
If love were never a lie
And nobody understood hate

If hope were always found
In even the worst condition
If hope were only heard
Then maybe the people would listen

If happiness were lasting
And we knew it were forever
Maybe happiness could help
To bring the people together

If harmony were normal
And peace were kept at bay
And everybody laughed
A hundred times a day

If luck were not unusual
And honesty not a dream
If reasoning could journey through us
And life were like a stream

If truth could be reliable
And fulfilment not a wish
If you could focus towards the sky
And aim and never miss

If loss were never known
And life were not a race
If love were grown on trees
This world might be a nicer place

By Amelia Willis age 15
5th August 2000