2100 AD
The children turned the page and said
What is this creature?
It is the spirit of the wind
And the heart of fire
And its name was Cheetah I said
And the children turned the page and said
What is this garden green?
It is the creator of beauty
And the seat of life
And its name was Forest I said
And the children turned the page and said
Where is this place?
And I said
It is where freedom flies
It is the link
It is where the soul finds its sanctuary
And the gospel its spirit
And its name was Wilderness.
And the children said
You have stolen from us.
You have taken what is ours.
We do not know Cheetah or Forest or Wilderness
Therefore how can we know Soul or Spirit or Freedom or Fire.
Because you have destroyed the link
We are blind.
And I saw how they grasped desperately for a light
Out of the darkness we had led them to
And I had no answer.
Val Payn
