(To eat hearty meals everyday,
To drink some French wine,
To be clothe in wool and silk,
To be bind.
To read a bestseller,
To have a happy and peaceful home,
To receive a plaque of recognition,
To use a cordless phone.
To have a soft, cuddly teddy,
To climb carpeted stairs,
To watch the bright, twinkling stars,
To pay for the plane fares.
To see and behold nice things,
To hear and speak nice words,
To fee God's holy presence
Upopn this good, old earth.
To think and act by one's self,
To be defended and not be stones,
To love someone and be loved by somebody
And not be left alone.)
Rights, not likes.
Needs, not wants.
(February 1992)