Chosen World

If I could only
Do it all over again
I'd choose a world without 
'I told you so'
And the cycle of violence. 
I'd choose a world that has no feuds
No wars no hate no despair
In this chosen world, 
Parents send their kids to school
And no gunman awaits them
No news story again
That breaks our hearts.
In this chosen world,
No child goes unloved
No child goes wounded 
Just to wound others like him
In this chosen world,
There'd be no weapons
And most importantly: 
NO NEED for weapons.
In this chosen world,
​The words 'Active Shooter'
Wouldn't mean a thing.

If I could only
Do it all over again.