To unlock the chains
That have me fettered
To this complicated life
If only I had searched
Many years ago
I would have found this key
Where I have been
Under a rock near the shore
Or in a tree on the hillside
In the middle of a grassy plain
Or on the path leading to the park
Inside one of my children’s books
Or held in my mother’s hand
Inserted in the lock on my front door
Ready to be turned
I could have seen so much
Of life that has passed me by
As I rushed headlong
In my race to become
All the time, I was
And I didn’t know it
Underneath it all was
The life simple
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