Misery Unplugged

 
I'd like to believe
there's a button in our heads
that resets humanity
reverses  
evil  
and unplugs misery  
 
That we could wake  
to a fresh new world
free from fear and greed
wiser for our mistakes
and ready to reach  
for the stars
 
I'd like hatred
deprivation and the agonies of war
to be lessons of the past
for us all to work together
and our deeds to be driven  
by love
 
But for fighting monsters
on the eve of destruction
in a last ditch stand
to save our souls
as seven billion watch
all I have are pills
 
They smile
in a bottle by my bed
although they don't seem to  
help me sleep
while I can't find the button
that forgets