Foretelling Toys
Beneath the brightly painted horse of dreams
Were wheels to mobilize
The feet of freedom.
Attached…
A braided rope
The horsepower for independence
The means to pull
This way
That way
The innate struggle-game to be
Born in a young person’s mind
Would that…
The toy’s destination
The child’s imagination
The adult’s future ambition
The world’s destiny
Might not dodge
The many trickeries ahead
With each and every
Right
And left
Pull
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Love the idea that early childhood toys could give one a way to navigate life's obstacles. Yes we learn how to go about the world early, and then forget it when we get into our testosterone charged teenage years.
Ron