When I was two years old The sun was just ball of fire that in the sky rolled The full moon was a round stone in the dark sky I knew mum and dad would never say bye The kindergarten teacher taught kids were bought Many of our favorite heroes were mostly cops Every guy behind bars was a dangerous criminal And what the minister stood for was biblical All who went to church had no stain Friends would never cause us pain We enjoyed playing with dirt Many times fell from tree and were hurt We knew our leaders would bring peace And our childhood fancies would never cease
Today with radiance I turned twenty and two Our nearest star was full of radiance too The spring night was lit with moon rays Mom and dad could not agree so they parted ways My friend had a baby girl with his bride And our cops executed law according to tribe The civil right activist was wrongfully convicted The ministers no longer care for those afflicted My pagan neighbor and parishioners are all the same And for my latest pains my friends are mostly to blame The doctor said dirt was the cause of my diseases And I had to avoid it to reduce my medical fees Our politicians masterminded our newest wars And adulthood came early with too many chores
Wrote this on my twenty second birthday. How I view the world had greatly changed how I used to see it when I was just two years old