Cruel World

I don't think we realise
Just how cruel this world can be
Until we're faced with a sudden anxiety

A hateful word or two
Thrown in our direction
And suddenly we come to a conclusion
The ideal world is just an illusion

It's as if we are seeing the world
Through a sheet of glass
It's thickness preventing us
To see clearly pass

We are unable to stop
This world from being revealed
After all it was only protected by
This weathering but weak shield

Maybe one day it will be hidden once more
It could be great
Surely it cannot get worse
This cannot be our fate