A Tree & a Bonsai
I, a Bonsai? O’ dear sweet li’l kid Am told you’re the one god lives in Or is it godliness? Whatever, Everyone says you are god’s gift The believers & followers of god should then be respecting you for what you are For the joys you bring For the liberty you symbolize And for the purity that you embody With no biases No preconceptions No prejudices And no ill wills Born in a free society So you are told How then did i become a conformist You wonder when as you grow old The truth, my child Is that your freedom is limited to The narrow boundaries drawn around You are at liberty to run as much, But within this compound Stray even a little beyond And we have labels in our pocket We call you names ‘coz we dunno what to do with you It’s our own limitation But we’ll blame it on you We’ll trim you & prim you And make you a Bonsai That tiny li’l breathing thing That appeals to my eye We’ll plac