Brian Bedford - What's the Use of Wings?
"I could have been a giant" said the Bonsai tree
"But someone bound my roots and held me down."
"I could have reached the Heavens" said the snowy owl
"But they clipped my wings and kept me on the ground."
"I think I heard them tell me that they loved me
That they'd care for me--without them I would die
But what's the use of roots if you can't spread them?
What's the use of wings if you can't fly?"
"I could have been a singer" said the Myna bird
"But they caged me and told me what to say."
"I could have run forever" said the pony ...