a disposition to turn blind eyes to atrocity
juxtaposition of dissonance and apathy
placed in position to veer away from reality
and empty is this destiny
deepening sleep that dreams for fear of waking into hell
and reaping seeds that never bloom in dry
the channels open wherein fleets speed into newer worlds
to lay out fresh foundations of ideas to grow and build upon
mastering emotion and control
seeking wisdom cultivates the means to open
the door that closes on fingers too weak to push and hold it
ajar is the same that stands and separates the past from the future to come
but pounding fists to render bloody
out of the hands that once commanded great respect from the folk
the stories dying to be told of people greater
than the cowards of times that went before
the channels open wherein fleets speed into newer worlds
to lay out fresh foundations of ideas to grow and build upon
mastering emotion and control
seeking wisdom cultivates the means