...as priorites decay

I won't apologize for my beliefs because you don't like
what you hear-
I won't censor my words because it's the truth that
you fear- I won't
pretend to smile or look the other way- i won't sit
and watch our priorities
decay- You watch the 11:00 news and believe what you
hear- Flush away their
sins- Dispose of your convictions- Water down the
truth- join the parade-
When the team you root for wins we can blindly
celebrate- Grab a bowl of
popcorn- Watch the showdown in Iraq- In between
commercials drink another
beer- Every minute lost in front of the television is
another bit of
knowledge never to be seen again- Convenience, apathy,
faith, comfort-
Call it what you please- Take another percussette-
Then maybe you'll
sleep at ease- But while you mind is dreaming more are
being oppressed-
You can close your eyes while children are put to
rest- It's not 1984
anymore and the Reagan years are over- It's terror
that we fear in our
post-9/11 world- "Either you're with us or you're with
the terrorist"
the village idiot once stated- If you ask me anthrax
is not what I'm
most afraid of.- We can build something with these
ashes floating in
the air- Or we can let them settle to the ground- But
one day a tree
will grow through this cold, hard mud- and history
will resurface
into a new life form.