You say blind people can     see
You can turn red lights to   green
You say that we learn from pain
I know that some fish can   fly
How                dare you         say:
It’s     all child’s        play
Some people love to conceal
The dark side of life which is real
Someone who’s deaf will not hear
The stagings of William Shakespeare
How dare you say:
It’s all child’s play
You say when children do cry
This is something quite all right
You say old people just fade
I know what dying is about
Why do you deny?
How do you reply?
I’m not a merchant of doom
What about neighbours’ gun rooms?
You see through rose coloured glass
Beware of the snake in the grass
Why are you so shy?
In my mind’s eye
You’re like Pollyanna in top shape
Reposing in blooming landscapes
Your glass is always half-full
You’re never anti-natal
How dare you say:It’s all child’s play

[Written March 2018. Recorded June 2023]