Can we pretend
     social media highlights
     are every day life.

Can we pretend
     children aren't starving,
     neglected or abused.

Can we pretend
     Mother Earth will
     pardon our plundering.

Can we pretend 
     animals don’t suffer 
     for our gluttonous pleasure.

Can we pretend
     greed doesn't 
     fuel disease.

Can we pretend
     God is real and 
     loneliness isn’t.

Can we pretend
     addiction doesn’t 
     destroy families. 

Can we pretend
     a kiss makes
     the hurt go away.

Can we pretend
     Superman saves the day
     hand-in-hand with Lois Lane.

Can we pretend
     everything will
     be ok.

Can we pretend
     we will remain friends regardless 
     of religion or the shade of our skin.

Can we pretend
     hate never existed and 
     love never ends.

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