Would you shackle a rose?
Would you cage your child?
Would you limit the intricacies
Of a mind to meaningless words?
Do you suppose
That I am too wild?
Would you attach a collar
To the neck of a bird?
My roots need room to grow
My inner child-room to play
My starving mind needs an answer
To that terrible question
Why try to lock away
Something that you care for...
