Elephant

Me and my friends are blind Six of us born together Each of us live in the dark Lit by sound touch and smell Men boasting of their catch Women singing while they work Children who won't go to bed Build the soundscape of our world We have Legs to walk and hands to work Ears to listen and mouths to speak Eyes that will never see the world Yet we see more than most People brought an elephant How we would react they thought Reaching out we felt the beast Building a reality Giggles chuckles sniggering Six men dance with elephant It's a snake a spear a rope Diverse pictures in our minds We have Legs to walk and hands to work Ears to listen and mouths to speak Eyes that will never see the world Yet we see more than most One day a dispute arose Which god was the strongest Listening to the arguments Pious Angry full of Rage Don't be silly we cried out Look at us and learn from us How are you so adamant Can you see your gods We have Legs to walk and hands to work Ears to listen and mouths to speak Eyes that will never see the world Yet we see more than most Trust not your eyes to see truth Working side by side is best Make not your god like man Try to live as god would live Even if you think we're daft Heed this warning we now give Blind or not make sure you never Dance with an elephant We have Legs to walk and hands to work Ears to listen and mouths to speak Eyes that will never see the world Yet we see more than most So Fix your eyes on truths unseen Work together build your dreams Share the joys and pain in life Then you may live as 'gods'