'Out There'

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'Out There'

Written by David Sandler

Somewhere out there is a world I don’t yet know.
It is a place where dreams are reality and rains might turn to snow.
I see beyond cemented walls and hot tin roofs;
I see mirrors, and glass, and steel;
my mind believes without proof because I’ve heard about it being on a television
I’ve never seen – but my friends once did.
Faith exists in this heart, dreaming of what might be beyond the dirty floor and ancient mattress.
Every possession in my family just meters away,
Everything I know can be run to in a matter of seconds.
And here I sit: waiting, wondering, daydreaming for a time that may never come –
but it is out there. Somewhere.
Just like electricity.
Just like the songs on my radio.
I can’t see it, but I know it’s real.
I can feel it.
I believe.
Someday.
Somewhere.
I believe.