So this is where I am
And this is all I’ve earned
These empty halls
Devoid of light, of love
Where I am bruised, am chained

This is where I am
And this is all I’ve learned
These barren walls
Blocking light above
Where I am abused, am stained

So this is the consequence
Of fear, of indecision
I did not make these walls
But I did not flee
I chose my own prison

The mind still dreams
Of better worlds abounding
The mind still screams
From dark reality surrounding

Where I am is not
Where I must always be
He who chose prison
Can choose to be free

Your little eyes
Seem so tightly shut
As I rock you gently
And hold your tiny hands
In my palm

Your little eyes
Will open soon
And maybe it will all be a blur
But once it clears
And you see me
And the whole world so new
Here’s the first thing
Your daddy expects from you

I expect you to see
Blue eyes that say, “I love you,”
Long before the words makes sense
Big soft hands that caress you
Long before the world teaches defence
I expect you to see
Arms that will rock you
Until the fears flee
Until you sleep
I expect you to see
Knees that will pray for you
With you
Every night
That I am not your only daddy

Open your little eyes
All I expect of you
Is to have high expectations
Of me

There once was a fat turtle
Who dreamed of leaping a hurdle
Everyone knows turtles can’t jump
She couldn’t even get over a stump!

There once was a little bunny so brave
Who dreamed of plunging beneath the waves
Everyone knows that bunnies don’t swim
He couldn’t even get that first paw in!

The fat turtle would try and try to jump
But never surmounted her stump
The brave bunny would stare at the stream
But he got scared of his biggest dream

So the bunny hopped off over a stump with ease
And the turtle shuffled from the woods to the sea