1999

i want just to leave

but why and how come

its all about where and why

it came from

a wee little seed

from maternity slums

opinions from people

who ran healthcare

back when i was born

who thought despite how

ragged and worn

a child is destined

to grow up with his mom

and live with his family

a whanau some of you may

have called

but it's bogus

and evil

and insanity

when

your dad is an egg

a sperm donor at that

and your mum has her issues

with a voice in her head

and the government says shes entitled to that

and you grow from a seed

that may have been tossed off

as the one in your mind

is sewed with fear

when you drop

out of the womb

into a old nurses hands

and you see one smile

and the others dont understand

that in the dark crib

fear-a cruel cyanide

is planted and grown

and from that came the mind

a cruel paralyser

in despair and like dope

but a light shining there

wasnt gone

there was hope