A young girl ran to the market,
With five coins in her hand.
She wanted to free five birds,
To bless her brother who is leaving this land.
However five coins is only enough,
For one bird at the stall.
The girl bought a bird nonetheless,
Because she’s too afraid to brawl.
Along came a foreigner,
Who saw the look on her face.
It broke his heart somewhat,
So he took out his card with haste.
He bought ten thousand birds,
And watched the girl walk to the cliff.
He released them before the girl could,
And immediately she started to sniff.
She cried her lungs out,
That her brother is going to die.
Because the heaven won’t hear her now,
As other birds flooded the sky.
The foreigner was shocked,
By the damage he had done.
But before he could say anything,
The bombing run had begun.
Excretion spattered all around,
On every car, house, adult and child.
The unity of ten thousand birds combined,
Can indeed be foul and wild.
Sometimes what we do might be nice,
But the result could be a surprise.
So it’s best to review and research,
To prevent paying a hefty price.
*Inspired by the Visa credit card commercial featuring Richard Gere and the Indian girl
