Poem: I Want to be a Tree

I'm supposed to know what I want to be

I do

I want to be a tree

I also want to be a pilot but I'd much rather be a tree

A pilot can go anywhere: left, right, up, or down

But a tree is a tree and cannot move

A tree stays in the same place for its entire life and still finds reasons to grow

A pilot has to move on

A pilot has to leave home

I'm happy at home

If I become a tree I can stay at home forever

I can make friends with birds

But birds come and birds go

A bird can go anywhere: left, right, up, or down

So I'll become a pilot

I'll become a great and happy pilot

But I want to be a tree