The Day We All Had Wings
The entire human race
Woke up one day with wings.
There was no need for cars
or buses, or planes because They
could do all sorts of things -
Mankind stared itself in the face
and said:
“We don’t need these synthetic things -
these cogs and sprockets and springs
have all been a waste of time!”
And for once Man felt alive.
Out of high windows he dived,
And soared higher then he could
ever have dreamed - so high!
But soon He noticed that this incredible gift
was a leech on the health service.
People would fall from tall ledges -
They would hit their heads and break their legs.
So with that in mind, Man decided
to turn on his engines,
and began the Slow Choke once again.
Newborn babies were wing-clipped at birth,
and Man rejected His wondrous gift
from His body and Mother Earth.
“We are the human race,” they said,
“We don’t have time for mistakes.”
