COMMON BOND

By April Sims © 2006

Every day during the week

For the past couple of months

I have come to visit you

You seem to look forward

To my visits

As I stare at you

And you stare at me

Neither of us ever says a word

But we both understand one another

Because we share a common bond

We both wish and yearn to be FREE

We both would like to experience

What truly being FREE is like

Free to roam Mother Nature’s green pastures

And live off the land that has been provided for us

Taking just enough to sustain us

Nothing more

Nothing less

Nothing wasted

Admiring the great beauty and wonders of the world

Without passports, visas or penalties

For one hour a day we share the same dream

FREEDOM

Then the zookeeper comes to get you

And takes you back inside

My lunch hour is over

It is also time for me to go back inside