I want twenty-four hours of quiet and peace
On multiple, non-consecutive occasions
I want to see children’s suffering cease
In every religion-ruled backwater nation
I want equality between all women and men
In pay and protection and respect and law
I want a cashier who can count past ten
And subtract on her own to spark my awe
I want a vehicle that just won’t pollute
And that folds up to fit into my closet
I want Hollywood to quit making movie reboots
And movies that hear interruptions and pause it
I want cities where police departments aren’t needed
I want diseases to be cured instead of treated
And all the warnings about global warming to be heeded
And scientists to be able to research unimpeded
I want the English language to be fixed
Because letters like Q and X can be nixed
And find sensible ways for verbs to conjugate
And allow words like f**k but not words like hate
I want a billion dollars for third-world constructions
Instead of advertising spending for upcoming elections
And food for the homeless instead of more arrests
And learning in schools instead of standardized tests
I want to pay taxes to build things for people’s needs
Instead of warring with nations because of different creeds
I want to build bridges instead of more bombs
And elect more transgender kids as Queengs of the proms
There are other things I want, but these are a good start