Trees do not grow to be chopped,
yet we give men blades.
Flames do not dance to be halted,
but we censor all the same.
A brick does not fall for lack of trying,
yet we try to fly by sheer yearning.
A sunflower guides itself to light,
not to be dazzled by dizzying display,
but to survive.
A bird does not fly to see sights,
to bask in the altitudes of those soaring heights,
but to give perspective.
A man shoots and strikes not for food,
but because another told him how to live.
yet we give men blades.
Flames do not dance to be halted,
but we censor all the same.
A brick does not fall for lack of trying,
yet we try to fly by sheer yearning.
A sunflower guides itself to light,
not to be dazzled by dizzying display,
but to survive.
A bird does not fly to see sights,
to bask in the altitudes of those soaring heights,
but to give perspective.
A man shoots and strikes not for food,
but because another told him how to live.