The Roles Have Been Reversed

If no strong breeze will oblige
Help those boys, girls
Dare to climb it, what's to twist, pull
Tree, of sweets full.

That role, the hero's playing
Reversed has been!
A leg up, into high office
Success-fruiting's
Now given them! Poor mockers of
Child's life-tasting's!
Copyright © | Year Posted 2026

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