
Oh, child –
there’s a world beyond this
beyond what we have seen
beyond cobblestone steps
and the new religions
Oh, child –
there is more
than the myth we’ve been fed
something older
than governments
and deeper than these roots
Oh, child –
hold fast your dreams
and travel far
beyond the limits
others will hand you
Oh, child –
you are meant for so much more
than the philosophy
others have chosen
the boogeyman they created
to justify their hate
Oh, child –
you are more
than the dreams I hold
more than the hopes
I whisper over you
you are the hero
the fork in the road
the future, clear-eyed
without fear – Caroline A. Slee