you can't be that

I told them:


When I grow up


I'm not going to be a scientist


Or someone who reads the news on TV.


No, a million birds will fly through me.


I'M GOING TO BE A TREE!
 

They said,
You can't be that. 

No, you can't be that.
 

I told them:


When I grow up


I'm not going to be an airline pilot,


A dancer, a lawyer or an MC.


No, huge whales will swim in me.


I'M GOING TO BE AN OCEAN!
 

They said,


You can't be that. 

No, you can't be that.
 

I told them:


I'm not going to be a DJ,


A computer programmer, a musician or beautician.


No, streams will flow through me,
  

I'll be the home of eagles;


I'll be full of nooks, crannies, valleys and fountains.


I'M GOING TO BE A RANGE OF MOUNTAINS!
 

They said,


You can't be that. 

No, you can't be that.
 

I asked them:


Just what do you think I am?


Just a child, they said,


And children always become


At least one of the things


We want them to be.
 

They do not understand me.


I'll be a stable if I want, smelling of fresh hay,


I'll be a lost glade in which unicorns still play.


They do not realize I can fulfil any ambition.


They do not realize among them
Walks a magician.
- Brian Patten

So that's just a little bit of fun for you.  In other news, I finished my last paper!  Hooray!  So what if I was up until 5 in the morning finishing it?  Anyways, I'm headed to Edinburgh, Scotland for the weekend.  Can't wait!  The Royal Wedding is tomorrow, I'll be able to go to the Elephant House... just so many good things are happening.  Also, there is just a little over three weeks left until I'm twenty one.  HOLY MOLY!  Okay, that is all for now, I must shower.  Hugs!

Hallows, not Horcruxes, 

LPRO