At Sciocidad.
Galen sang songs and played a long-necked guitar at the same time, in front of more than fifty children aged below ten.
“A world where
Cubs play
Grasses sway
Seekers pray
Fools fray
Donkeys bray
Wolves prey
And lions say
In their own way
Is the one
We all live in.”
Once a song finished, she explained its meaning to them in just as soothing a voice.
“The drift of this song is this, little flowers…” Galen expounded on her song. “Cubs are children like yourselves. Grasses are the people who do their job and move according to the way the world pushes them. Seekers are the religious ones with faith. Fools are the ones who rub themselves and fight and quarrel with others. Donkeys are those who work extra hard for everything. Wolves are those who prey upon the rest be it in groups or alone. And last but not least, the lions are the ones that speak through their actions. All these beings breathe the same air, but they all live and act in their own ways, every soul unique in its