This Earthly Life
Long languid crawling of this earthly life
Overwhelmed with anxiety
In the news, wars, perpetual strife
No more filial piety
Wisdom, she whispers
But we can’t hear her call
The madness of this world
Is heard over all
The machine keeps on turning
As we travel through time
Desire keeps burning
Over what is yours and what’s mine
We, we have no clue
And our children, they’re doomed
As we have no values
Because our hearts are consumed
By our wants
Not our needs
We are puppets controlled
By excess and greed
Long languid crawling of this earthly life
No idea why we are here
Spinning on this rock of darkness and light
And the end, she draws ever so near…
Copyright © Brian Robison | Year Posted 2010
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