Apathy's Remedy

Apathy’s Remedy by Odin Roark Some acknowledge it, Few reject it, Many succumb to it. Such is the torpor Surrounding too much of today’s pressing reality, That adopted indifference and ennui by the masses, Making tomorrow uninviting. Yet… Even as the sink hole of soul Quivers and bellows its voracious seduction, The echoing essence of being human Seeks to be heard. And… Like Beethoven’s Ode To Joy One’s many tomorrows to come Can be imagined as layers of unbridled choruses Merely waiting to be heeded and embraced. For like the masters of creative imagination, Eradicating such dulling of the mind Calls upon tenacity of will, That exquisite quality of reason Innately inherent in all, The quintessential detoxifier, Whose purging exorcism Leaves apathy struggling against its demise, Knowing rational determination Will make dispassion but a lexiconic reference In the many conquests of mind.