Jah Write New Rules

Little boy just five years old Curious heart and spirit bold Run through rows where the hydro glow Beyond the fence where wild vines grow Told him not to wander far Past the lights and radar bar But Tau Ceti breeze call soft his name And every day he roam again Jah write new rules pon dis land Not every truth come from man Old Earth fear cyaan guide we sight On Tau Ceti four beneath twin light Jah make rivers, claw and tree Different world, different harmony So watch and learn before you fight Jah write new rules in the night One evening when the suns sink low Me see him sneaking soft and slow Hidden place behind the grain Little eyes shine through the rain Small striped creature curled asleep Tiny whiskers, breathing deep Boy say “Mama please don’t shout” “I found him hurt and helped him out” He feed the beast in secret way Protein scraps most every day Synthetic meat from the farming line No blood nor slaughter in the design Creature grow lean, fast and long Heavy muscle, powerful strong Golden eyes and silver spine Sharp back ridges down the line Then elder Kofi pale with dread “Child… dat is a spine leopard” Hunter swift like desert flame Even grown men fear dem name Hundred pound of claw and spring Jump most fences effortless thing Silent death through swamp and reed Built by nature’s ancient need Before dem could decide its fate A serpent strike beside the gate Swamp snake long as cargo sled Big enough fi crush him dead Spine leopard move before a cry Flash of claw and serpent fly Coil and fang and screaming mud Till swamp water turn with blood When the fight was finally done Creature limp beside my son Not wild rage inside its eyes Only fear the boy might die Jah write new rules pon dis star And maybe love can travel far Further than old Earth belief Further than inherited grief Now every day through dust and sun Boy and leopard walk as one And maybe wisdom start tonight When we stop fearing every bite Tau Ceti wild and running free Still full of things we yet cyaan see But Jah already know the way Long before we came to stay