Building Fences

I put up a fence so all I'd see
Are trees swaying in the breeze,
Hammocks hung for relaxing,
And the clear blue sky above.
I put up a fence so I'd forget
What's on the other side.
The noise,
The pain,
The multitude putting up a fight.
I put up a fence so I'd not see
The masses on the other side.
The hungry,
The families,
Those working hard to provide.
I put up a fence to improve my view.
It worked so well that now,
My children know only of what they see;
Ignorant and distant from most humanity.
My children are building their own fences now.
Of course they are; I showed them how.