Saturday, December 29, 2007
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Restoration
While out walking
In a land that loathed reality
But craved it above all else
I was walking nowhere
But still attached to my gait
As it was continuing my movement in the cold
I passed a briskly walking man
His chin extended when we passed
A professional it would seem
Three piece suit
Complete with expensive shoes
This man’s garb said it all
He was raised to be this way
Since his birth he’d wished to be wealthy
Above all things, he was proud of himself
The cord spiraling down from his ear
It was the latest in cellular technology
But he spoke no words, no inspiration from his tongue
As I walked, another man passed me by
Slightly older, however still a professional
But no pride was in his step
One could see, his shoulder’s slumping,
Head turned down,
No strength left,
But who could blame him,
It was obvious, he was never proud
Merely doing what he was told
He was talking to no one
No phone attached to his ear
Merely his own thoughts, echoing in his head
As I walked, and thought
I wondered how many men reacted this way
To simple American youth
Were we all we could be? Perhaps. Were we all we should be? No