They recommend
you give a child roots
when young,
and wings,
when older.
You gave us wings
when we were born,
so that we could find our roots
when older.
Yet roots will always beckon
wings to settle down,
and wings resist
the thought of chains.
So born with wings,
the natural drive to fly
will always prevent
roots from growing deep.
H.G.
aus: Globetrotter