Magic Beans

Wow, it happened at a moment when I was most lonely I walked all alone in the woods, feeling so sorry Sorry to see around me, so much of blindness So much of desire for the unnecessary When, oh how lovely I felt like I had been blessed A pouch it was, a pouch of magic beans Glistening, glowing, sparkling in the dark woods Was I dreaming, did I wonder Could it surely be true, that which I see now Magic beans? Of what use would they be anyhow Surely the story of Jack and the giants could not be true Why would anyone fall for this kind of joke But I did take the beans home Slept and dreamed of the other kingdom While all that time, my dog fooled around So much that a few beans fell on the ground Rolled out of the house And got buried deep in the soil The next morning, I did see a gigantic tree One just like in the magical story Wasted I not one second I climbed up, eager to see what does lie beyond I climbed for ages, my arms got worn out Tired, ready to let go, I did put on a pout Thirsty, hungry, I thought I would die Lamenting at my own fate, I started to cry When at that moment, came to my aid Caring and loving robots They put me in their vehicle And took me up, there, in the world worthy of being a miracle Would you believe it, I was given such a treat I was pampered Fed and my body repaired A lovely world it was, filled with clean air No smoke, no pollution, no death Robots lived on, being their own masters Robots who cared not to conquer our world A peaceful world, with no work required Life consisted of rest, play and food Life there was I had always desired Life there was so good Flowers filled up every nook and crook Clear rivers flowed by Robots did show me how to have fun It was a world I did fall in love with I was brought to the King of them all He did ask me to stay in his world A guest I was, a most loving one I was to be well entertained His offer I did accept The magical tree I did break With some cuts here and there As better it is to breathe in fresh air The world known as Earth I soon forgot I lived on, till came my end My soul was taken and put in a robot And I lived there, forever and ever! Anoucheka Gangabissoon 7th January 2015