01.2 in between the 2

 

The Queen replies, my dear dragon slayers, players, pilots and fishes

Let me tell you more about my wishes

It’s late and I’m getting too tired to do dishes


Lay down your weapons, spaceships and swords

At this hour your rich imagination receives no rewards

 

Let me be clear

My sons, my dears

Let us unite and abandon this fight

If we could just get some sleep tonight

Do you think we might?

Sweet dreams. Goodnight

Tomorrow we will find

In our castle to unwind

No reason to fight

Share Turkish Delight


No need for rings or shiny things 

For tomorrow will bring home our King


So take a pause from your cause

Don’t compare or compete

No gifts needed to give and no one to defeat

The Queen has enough love for both of her sons

No stories of glory or battles need to be won

 

To all of you Princes not just the Greats and the Braves

It is our planet we really must save

Not just the Queens of In Betweens

That would like to stay human and not become machines


As you grow older

Carrying the weight of your world on your shoulders

With your ideas clever and bolder

For inventions to keep the Earth colder

The Queen knows all of this even before I told her


With so much to be seen

To explore this world with your Queen

Put away your screen

Not all things are optimized or enhanced by machine

 

She wants to join you for glaciers and skiing

And show you how hard it is to raise a good human being

In time, you might find yourself agreeing


Not all precious things should be bought or sold 

Just another reason for this story I’ve told


It’s hard to tell

These things that do sell

Our attention and soul 

That was never our goal


And the calculated cost

for what humanity has lost

Or the real prices 

Of all our devices

 

If I still have your attention

Let me just mention


This deal that we are all getting

Tech companies profiting and betting

Is it something we should really be letting?


While our planet has people and places needing

And so much to do to control all the bleeding

Make sure these devices in constant connection

Are not allowed to dry up human affection


Be kind to the Earth and all others

Not just your own sisters, brothers, fathers and mothers

 

My dear Princes

These last few words are important and true


Whatever you do and whatever you may achieve

Your queen will always love you 

For who you are and what you believe