Miles
Many
Miles apart,
Both of us
Looking at
The same
Beautiful
Moon.
Other People’s Lives
It was a
Beautiful moment,
A realization
That he had the
Ability and
Wherewithal to
Make a difference
In other people’s
Lives without any
Need for recompense,
Only the reward
Of knowing he had
Done something good.
The Things That Will Be
Dreams unrealized
Yet still
Vibrant.
Experiences anticipated,
Moments of elation,
Excitement.
Respite from the
Monotony,
Welcome movement.
Talking about
All the things
That will be.
Future triumphs
Engendered deliberately,
Hopefully.
Remember
Remember those heady days
When we knew we could
Change the world,
Where anything was possible,
Where the old constraints
Were no longer binding us
To antiquated notions of
Order and righteousness.
We believed in
Peace and love and
Building a better world
For everyone.
It’s still achievable
If we just remember.
Benefit
The difference between
Doing something because
You have to or
Because you want to.
Giving to benefit
The greater good or
Solely for appearances,
Altruism or self-interest.
Enough Money
It’s not that they’re
Not making money,
They’re making fistfuls
Of it, it’s just that they’re
Not making as much money
As they’d like to.
As has been shown
Time and again:
They can never make
Enough money,
No matter what
The cost.
Devoted
Those devoted to creating
A world where every person
Fends for himself
(It’s always himself)
Never think beyond their
Next acquisition, their base
Hunger temporarily sated
By whatever petty victory
Convulses in front of them,
A dark scheme promising
Plenty of suffering and
Pleasurable moral tales
To make them feel good
About their depravity.
His Entire World
His entire world
Exists within a
Five mile radius,
By choice.
An exchange of a
Courageous life for the
Illusion of safety,
Joy for predictability.
Day after day,
The same thing,
Without variation.
Extraordinary Talent
Having reached a position of
Considerable affluence and influence,
He begins constructing an
Origin myth about how he made
Everything happen himself due
To his extraordinary talent and
Superhuman efforts, unlike the
Rest of those lazy slobs
Who are unworthy of success.
For all he cares, they can
Keep toiling away in his factories,
Relegated to their station in life,
Beneath the exceptional people.