Kurt Philip Behm Poet Rhyme

They'Ve Stolen Your Song

What can it mean to a new generation,
  when lessons in history 
     —fail to inspire

What can it mean to a new generation,
  when watered down values 
     —keep dousing the fire

What can it mean to a new generation,
  as men hunt each other
     —their food sources gone

What can it mean to a new generation,
  when the lyrics are distant 
     —and they’ve stolen your song

(Villanova Pennsylvania: March, 2014)

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Dale Gregory Cozart July 9, 2017 at 6:15 PM I think you have stumbled onto something socially significant here regarding values and work ethic, as though it's easier to copy and steal than to create on one's own. I think what you're saying is true, but profoundly disheartening nonetheless.