The Orchestra

There was an orchestra that existed long ago
Where people played the violin, the viola, and the cello
Many other instruments would play along,
And together they could produce a harmonious song.

At first, all the instruments wanted the main part:
The melody, which was the most beautiful when played by the heart.
As each instrument tried to play the same lines in the song,
The sounds conflicted and clashed and sounded so wrong.

But each violinist, violist, and cellist proclaimed
That the melody was theirs, and no one could play the same.
Each musician wanted the melody more than life,
But not everyone could have it, and this led to a musical strife.

After hours and hours of arguing and dispute,
A musician stood and offered to play another part for the flute.
For some one would have to play another line in the song
In order to have a harmonious sound come along.

Then the pianist agreed that harmony would come through
If other musicians gave it up and played other parts too.
One by one, other musicians began to cooperate
And from this they sensed the beautiful song they would create

Together, the musicians played their different parts
And the sound that was produced was pure, fine art.
Harmony was produced, but not only in the song,
But in the orchestra, because the musicians had played along.

The orchestra had different instruments that played different sounds,
But they still learned how to play together, and harmony was found.
In order to have harmony and make the world a better place
We must find a way to cooperate as the human race
Then we could find a way live with one another and get along.
And together, we would live in our own harmonious song