Naked

NAKED *an ode to Fatherhood* ***************************** I have always wanted to see The different colors of the earth To travel the round edges of the planet To swim the pacific and fish the Euphrates. I have been ready for this world But this world does not want to see me yet Nature tells me, For i am naked. I have sought to go places Where no man has been to. To dance to the lyre From a Scottish ballad, To drink from an elephant tusk, Filipino wine. I have been ready for this world But this world does not want to see me yet, Nature interrupts ; Go make peace with your household For you are naked! Achie, My papa said the easiest way to see the world As a proletariat is through the honey rich pages Of the book. This book, he invested all he ever earned. My son fair well in life, he says. Please do not forget your humble beginning Nature reckons on me For i am naked! My papa is crude and destitute He has paid his blood and sweat for my literacy "You will do more than i have done, my son" He echoes to the wind that travels to the west. My papa is not aware that in this book world You are who you know. I have appeased the elements to make way for me For my father is aging. Nature tells me to go and make peace at home For i know i am naked. G H o P S X M c J