IF ONLY I HAD WINGS

I would fly to the silver moon

And play with the cuddly rabbit

If only I had wings!

I’d do a Jonathan Livingstone Seagull

And soar high into infinite blue sky

If only I had wings!

Give a flight for the money to Clark Kent

Alleviate suffering and dispense justice

If only I had wings!

I’d rise from the dung heap of prejudice

Slicin’ the foggy air in my chosen direction

If only I had wings!

Not with the eagle, not with the dove

Fly equidistant from all hues and creeds

If only I had wings!

I’d dare to dream, I’d dream to dare

Turn my dreams into rosy realities

If only I had wings!

Chasing the pot of gold where seven hues end

I’d fly and fly away into the distant bright horizon

If only I had wings!

...Shyam Sundar Bulusu

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