If the rose brags about her fragrance <br />Will she forget the invisible wind? <br />If the lion brags about his strength <br />Will he shun the invisible air? <br />When the oak trees wave their lively branches in the heights <br />Do they forget their roots are in the soil? <br />When the butterfly flashes, and flares her beauty <br />Does she remember she is fragile? <br /> <br />If lilies bloom, and loom their flowers <br />But snub the dirty soil that nursed their courage <br />If cheetahs groom, and zoom <br />To outrun the ground they walk on <br />If bears crave for honey <br />But forget the stinging bees <br />If the clever monkey hides his moonlight stool <br />From the noonlight sun <br />Then, i'll sadly smile and say to them all <br />Soon, they will remember.<br /><br />Johnson Nwaubani<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/soon-they-will-remember/
