Children On Leashes

Children On Leashes Children on leashes go for a walk As they cut the lines with their minds They jump from captivity Running away from their crimes Thinking about animal life... Dogs come to mind without leashes Biting off faces they find But children are dangerous sometimes So rope keeps them safely in line Parents wave good-bye to the young ones Hanging from their ropes with hope Think of it as a lease on life Taken by the portals of time Children grow into new leashes Provided by bosses that cry “I have too much invested in you and your friend.” “So I must keep you both close at hand” “As you might guess, Mr. Y and Mr. X, Very short leashes work best Should keep you close to the vest” “Economizing and company come first in this land” “So kiss your freedom good-bye” “And try this one on for size” Children on leashes go for a walk What they find is a job with more line Harder to cut and works just fine