31 May 2012
Four siblings sit on a wall,
Two of them short, two of them tall.
"Let's play, let's play!" The first boy cries.
"Games are for babies," the second replies.
The boy gets angry and balls up his fists, face turning red.
A girl calls: "Be careful, be careful! He wants you dead!"
But it's too late: the first boy snaps.
"Call me a baby, and like Humpty Dumpty, your head will crack!"
The second boy wiggles his tongue,
But the first does not see the element of fun.
And a great shove is all it takes,
For the second boy to fall and break.
"Oh no!" cry the girls, "Look what he's done!"
The first boy smiles, laughs like its fun.
"He called me a baby, now don't you see? That is no way to treat thee,
For I am the leader, and you must obey. Otherwise, you won't last another day,"
The girls look at one and other, terrified of their violent brother.
With no other option, they signed to obey,
To try and avoid their sibling's fate.
The Children. • Opuss № I