Reality
For years and years
I have had shelter
Of love and warmth
Of life so tender
And then I took
My first big step
To break away
From all I had
To join the world
of dogs and sharks
To earn my keep
And learn to bark
It is so hard
And I am low
I wish I could
Just drop and go
But when I think
of mum and dad
what they went through
to buy us bread
Tough and low
That this might be
It is what we have
That is, Reality.
Copyright © Hse-Yin Ong | Year Posted 2005
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