LINDA M. CRATE

 

Where I Would Rather Be 

I am always 

caught

in whispers of dreams,

worlds better than the

reality I've been given;

I dream of a place

where everyone is seen

as equal and everyone

is treated with dignity

and respect—

no one is ridiculed for

their religion or lack there-of,

no binaries that anyone has

to conform to, and every 

form of love is seen as 

beautiful and necessary;

and the earth is green and lush

full of forests and birds and songs—

no one has to go without

food or clothes or homes,

everyone is simply able to be;

and harmony and peace

spread their arms around us in soft

arms of clouds—this is where

I would rather be.

I Have A Dream

where every

misfit finds their

song in this 

world full of beauty

and diversity,

where everyone is 

seen as equal and treated

with respect and dignity;

a place where no one

cares who you marry 

so long as you're 

a good spouse to the ones

or one that you love—

a place where everyone 

can pursue their dreams,

a place where wealth inequality 

isn't a thing;

and rich white men can't tell anyone

what to do.

LINDA M. CRATE

LINDA M. CRATE: She is a Pennsylvanian writer whose poetry, short stories, articles, and reviews have been published in a myriad of magazines both online and in print. She has twelve published chapbooks the latest being: Searching Stained Glass Windows For An Answer (Alien Buddha Publishing, December 2022). d.