Wednesday, August 30, 2006

If I could spin a hundred stories
Feed the fantasies of a thousand kids
Find them a million fairylands to prance about
For the next few years spread the joy
If I can sustain the dreams of the little ones
Then prolong their childhood one minute more
Just let them taste the last cotton candy
And the last thrill of the rollercoaster ride
Before it crashes into adolescence and
Before the gates of the amusement park closes
Before the guards of no humour hush them out
Like candles that give off whisps of smoke
Blown out and stepped upon
If I can kiss ten different faces
Every colour and every culture
If I can hear the voices of the children's giggles
Like a street parade with glamourous costumes
And clanging cymbals and blowing trumpets
Before the heavy red curtain falls
You know when they hold the lollipops in their hands
You know those bright-eyed faces and smeared lips
It's so hard not to relent
You know if I could feed their hopes and dreams
Just give them comfort for a minute
Drown them in love for a second
Find them a Mother, Father, siblings and friends
Embrace them
Let the lights never be turned off
It'll never be dark and the
Carousel's always spinning, with the merry-go-round
This is Disney Land
You know I would give anything, anything
Anything for them
Anything for dreams to persist
Little ones forever asleep
Can the alarm clock not go off
Please don't
Let them bear the burden of our sins

debbie at 9:08 AM