Citizen of the Planet

I start up in the north, I grow from special seed
I sprinkle it with sensibility
From French and Hungarian snow
I linger in the sprouting until my engine's fullThen I move across the sea
To European bliss, to language of poets
As I cut the cord of home, I kiss my mother's mother
Look to the horizonWide eyed, new ground
Humbled by my new surroundingsI am a citizen of the planet
My president is Kwan Yin
My frontier is on an airplane
My prisons, homes for rehabilitatingThen I fly back to my nest
I fly back with my nuclear
But everything is different
So I waitMy yearn for home is broadened
Patriotism expanded by callings from beyond
So I pack my things, nothing precious
All things sacredI am a citizen of the planet
My laws are all of attraction
My punishments are consequences
Separating from source the original sinI am a citizen of the planet
Democracy's kids are sovereign
Where the teachers are the sages
And pedestals fill with every parentAnd so, the next few years are blurry
The next decade's a flurry of smells and tastes unknown
Threads sewn straight through this fabric
Through fields of every color, one culture to anotherAnd I come alive and I get giddy
And I am taken and globally naturalizedI am a citizen of the planet
From simple roots through high vision
I am guarded by the angels
My body guides the direction I go inI am a citizen of the planet
My favorite pastime edge stretching
Besotten with human condition
These ideals are borne from my deepest within