No Borders Please!
Iona Mandal (UK)
Anonymous nursery rhymes never set bounds
Perhaps, that’s how they chose to stay
The cow jumped over the moon
Again and again, without a space helmet
Little Red Riding Hood ventured into forbidden forests
Yet, no one questioned
Hansel and Gretel walked fearlessly into a strange gingerbread house
Savouring sweets from a witch without a second thought
The Gingerbread Man ran far away, over rivers and valleys
He had no fear of getting lost
Humpty Dumpty fell off the wall, we know not where
USA or Mexico?, no one felt the need to clarify
Each lived or travelled their way as they wished
If childhood created a limitless world Defying all boundaries
Who are we to draw the lines?