What is a toy? To a boy or a girl
In the slums of Beirut
It's a box that's a fort; just for sport
They will shoot their toy guns
At someone who looks odd
Or worships a god not their own.
Why is a toy? A decoy from the news
Of the world as it spews in a plume.
In a room full of toys there are tears
And some joys but for most
Melba toast is the best to be got
From the jest not yet told.
When is a toy? To deploy a device
Where there's cards or some dice
And a board that is scored is a game
That is played when the blame is
Deferred or unheard by adults
Who are children in ruins.
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