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[aid] => mick
[title] => The Everlasting Effort of Our Youth
[time] => 2008-03-27 12:18:53
[hometext] => This one is longer and contains more substance than anything else I've devised. I hope I make you think, even if you disagree with me.
[bodytext] => My, my, my, would you look at the time? I’ve got to go. It’s time to get a job, Become part of the mob Of engineers and lab technicians. The crowd of dirty men in clean white coats who make more money Than I could ever stomach to have in my possession. Dying young has its perks, But fame refuses to seek the ones with ideals and dreams. Instead we sell these dreams to the young ones Who still believe they can be anything they want to be. But we neglect to note their imminent fate As starving artists and broken spirits. When is enough finally enough And when will we start telling the truth? That those who hold onto their dreams will die, And the market will make a pretty penny during their wake. Verily I say unto thee that glory is not for the good at heart, And the integrous will struggle until their last breath Is exhaled face down in a gutter on a dirty street lined With all those people who thought they could change the world Into something that contains even a shred of beauty. Vietnam and Iraq were not the only ones. Sudan still hates itself with a machete in hand, And people keep dropping like flies from tainted water, And a ruler will hoard all his nation’s food In the name of his artificial god and national stability. And we will continue to tease ourselves With our efforts towards world peace and love. But the human nature of selfishness instead will reign supreme As capitalism starves itself to death, And fascism’s Godforsaken body is exhumed to help A struggling economy afford its cappuccino and prom dresses. It’s time to ride off into the sunset Promoting ideals we know will never come true. As we lose battle after battle and martyrdom becomes the norm, We will know we fought valiantly for the righteous cause Of decent life for every person on this diverse and stubborn earth. [comments] => 1 [counter] => 162 [topic] => 65 [informant] => a7x36 [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 6 [ratings] => 2 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => toughstuff )
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