a childhood dream                                                                   they say
more like an idea they stole, manipulated,                           I say
     imposed their ideas onto

there were no childhood dreams
only ideas, encourage by imagination,
free from conventions of society,
but learning
     slowly
     oh so slowly
     change
     forced upon,

But isn't this just life?
     how humans evolved?
     social creatures
     society must cooperate
     there must be customs
     we will teach the young
     make them copies
It is the only way
Asleep
Empty
Dry