The Pursuit of Happiness

William

There once was a tree

Who lived in a forest

With all the other trees

And all these other trees

Were very tall

And were very proud of it

And in this forest

There was a rock

That is shorter than all the trees

Except for this tree

Whose name is William

And who was very short

And William was ridiculed

Because he just couldn't make it

Past that one huge rock

And all the animals

Who lived in the forest

Didn't go around William

And William was very sad

Because he was very short

And it wasn't his fault

And William tried to do everything

To grow even an inch taller

But it just wasn't working

And everyone shunned him

Because William is shorter than the rock

And he was lonely down there

And he started thinking

That he would never amount to anything

Because he just didn't go to where he was supposed to

Poor William

He had no idea

That he did not have to reach the rock

And then came winter

And William almost died

Because he convinced himself that he should

But luckily he made it through

But for nothing, it seemed

For it seemed he was still shunned

And then came spring

Where William had beautiful flowers

That were the prettiest in the whole forest

And all the animals came

Around these lovely flowers

Apparently forgetting about William's height

And William was very confused

Because he had produced these flowers

Even though he never reached the rock