The Country

[Bhurke]

Two kids walk out of church holding hands.
You shake your head and grin;
their naivety is amusing.
But at 23, you're as oblivious as they are.
Maybe the media is getting to you.
Maybe they have gotten to you already.

Dreams are no longer why you sleep.
The reason is much more defined--
have enough energy to work the next day--
because you're getting older now
and realizing the goals you had were foolish.
You're above that now.

So we hear your government job is working out;
it offers stability and security and support.
Yeah, you even get to see the sun
from time to time during lunch.
Each night you pray tomorrow will be clear;
yeah, you hope there's not a cloud in the sky.

Sometimes when you're walking into the building,
your shadow eclipses that of the flag.
It proves that you're still a person
and that the country can't hold you down.

Or maybe it can.
The vision is all relative.