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=Higher Purpose=

This is clearly a poem about what the world might be like if we no longer waged war on eachother. It is difficult to fit all that was said into such a short poem, so I applaud the writer for this. Obviously, there are some things for which we as a race are not proud of, war being one of them. So to imagine a peaceful world is what some might consider eutopia. Its one of those things that the contestants in beauty pageants always answer for the question "If you had one wish, what would it be?". It is such a distant thought that it's difficult to imagine an earth where there are no conflicts- "Leaders function and hearts explore", and to put it into perspective is a job not easily tackled. The overall, or "higher purpose" of THIS poem is to do exactly that; get people thinking about how much more beautiful their world would be if they didn't see on the news every morning, five more people DIED somewhere by the hand of another man. I think this just might encourage some to get up and begin working to that far-off goal; because if we have to start somewhere...