An ode to this century
An ode to this century We live in times where wants are planted While needs remain to be granted Where power alone can speak And truth has become meek We live in times where we forgot to enjoy a sunny may And curse the rain that ruined the pathway Where the rich abuses the earth While the poor man cleans it for a penny’s worth We live in times where children feel in a cage, Wait for youth and then detest old age We live today only to regret yesterday And forever hope tomorrow will be a better day We live in times where we work to repay what we borrow Give up on love and gather only sorrow Home becomes only a place to rest Filled with things that we may need, lest We live in times where we have stopped wishing for freedom And desire innocence more seldom Where privacy has become a luxury Even if it leaves others in quiet misery We live in times where change is crying for help Bravery is reduced to a timid yelp And we go o...