I dream of a city pure

I dream of a city pure
Where justice is a synonym for compassion
Where success is a synonym for altruism
Where wealth is a synonym for generosity
Where ambition is a synonym for benevolence

I dream of a city bright
Where the darkness of power has faded
Where the darkness of superiority has dwindled
Where the darkness of greed has abated
Where the darkness of selfishness has withered

I dream of a city so brilliantly white
That even in the daylight of today
I could not look upon it

The spectre of its beauty
Would burn my eyes
And sear my mind
With a possibility
Fit only for dreaming

And, so, today
I awaken
And begin the work
Of adjusting my eyes
And preparing my mind
For the city pure, bright and brilliantly white