Belief

I wish I was a believer
in lies
beatifully covering up
the ugliness
of the truth

I wish I was a believer
wearing pink glass
to colour the day
every grey day
a sweet summer day

I wish I was a believer
in love
with no fear
a neverending kiss in the moonlight
till the final dark

I wish I was a believer
in a world
with no war
poverty or sadness
along the way

I wish I was a believer
shutting my eyes
for the lies the selfishness
the injustice the suffering the pain -
just imagining happiness

I wish I was a believer - but I'm not
waking up with tears
of yet another night
with broken dreams waiting
for someone to colour my day