Too good to be true

Poem written by a Lebanese student as part of his university course in engineering at Purdue University, Indiana and which responds to the subject “In an imaginary world” for the optional subject of French literature.

In an ideal world, I would imagine a life devoid of fear, a peaceful life, far from the screams and cries of homeless children. If I could live in an ideal world, I would change this “one” into a “my”: my world, considered unrealistic.

My ideal world, devalued in the eyes of many, has a place in my imagination. In my ideal world, “They” would pay more attention to the simple desires of a population.

If I could live in an ideal world, I would choose one where a simple smile was accessible to everyone, without fear of it being present only physically. I would like it to have a value that would not be depreciated by others.

In an ideal world, we would go to the mountains not to protect ourselves from the danger of the city, but to admire the beauty of my country, the value of which would one day return.

In the end, a simple poem would not fix my desires; nor would it make them come true, but rather would be a way of letting off steam from the inside and explaining what is important to us.

Ryan NABA

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