Everyday Superhero

Welcome to the world
A place you've seen before
A house of horrors at a carnival
A place blighted by war

Where children cannot roam free
The streets are filled with knives
People wielding them on infants
Destroying so many lives

Guns are used to slaughter kids
No mercy for their years
The burning spark of life is doused
With rivers of anguished tears

Suffering is a way of life
For the people in the gutter
But the world turns a blind eye
The people pull down their shutters

Acres of forest destroyed everyday
To build hundreds of roads
Criss crossing like earthly scars
To transport the rich mans load

Something closer to home
The elderly afforded no care
Left to themselves, to be lonely
Nobody knows they were there

A little newborn miracle appears
Into a life that's cruel
They will never get the chance
To play with friends at school

They must work or they die
It's a truly simple concept
But we can make a difference
This challenge we accept

We can make a difference
Use our lives for a greater good
Than wealth and a big house
In a quiet neighbourhood

It is amazing to have those things
But is that all we strive for?
People are dying preventable deaths
Is that big house really to die for?

Take some time to use your heart
Go and help another
Truly brighten someone's day
Save a sister or a brother

I'm not saying give it up
You can keep your wealth
But what is the use of money
If you only share it with yourself?

Join a charity, protect the innocent
Join a soup kitchen, save a life
Join a help group, give vital advice
We can end this chaos and strife

Does that sound good then?
People will look up to you
You will be an everyday superhero
Brave, honest and true.

I.Sparrow