Parents and Pets (#243)
Puppies grow into companions
happy to remain where they’re raised.
Children feel stuck in home’s canyons
wishing on stars parents don’t gaze.
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Purchased birds cling to their cages,
seem content with their inside lives,
but children seek wider ranges,
they need to fly when they can drive.
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Puppies and parakeets liven
where children once played and chattered,
a house still a caring haven
though not the heart of what matters.