In such an age, Only a paradox Could explain it, Only the New Fade, Which is fast & slow, New & old, Smart & stupid, Left & right, Up & down, Meek & bold, All of that All at the same time, Like the Three Stooges Caught in the doorframe together All the time, The pace of change On fast-forward and reverse, Good & evil Caught up in a trap Together, And everyone labeling everything To their convenience, The meaning the biggest loss In all of this, Meaning meaningless, Waiting for another day, Waiting for the barbarians, Maybe, I don’t know, The true history Caught up with silly & profane songs, The queen bee pulling faces Setting up the paces Going all the places We can see on a vista But won’t understand Until tomorrow, Much as we believe otherwise Today, An act of faith In a faithless age, The face of Ellah Blazing in a valley Of history, Of Value, Faith repurposed As something older, Renamed, Made urgent, For the economics, To save time, In ca...
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