# Mistaken # Poem by Marvin Brato Sr

I thought the world is big
That it has boundless space
For me to live and play

I thought the landscape is free
Where adventures abound
For me to live and play

I thought life here is secure
And opportunities are great
For me to live and play

Yet, the reality entails:

The world is smaller
That people congest
Where I live and play

The land is much to pay
Citizens becoming foreign
Where I live and play

And life itself in danger
Threaten to succumb to death
Where I live and play