Repeating folly’s proven harm

The world has lost its way again

just as it did before

as if a thousand mirrors failed

to show us what was wrong.

We had to give it one more chance

to crush what still remained

of all it burned the last time through

our worst instincts prevailed.

But here we are, with fools once more

to lead us into harm

from all the worst decisions made

to please their selfish whims.

We had to give it one more chance

to crush what still remained

of all it burned the last time through

our worst instincts prevailed.

Was a million dead not enough

to help us see the wrong

of placing lives into their hands

so bloody from before?

Oh, but we gave it one more chance

to crush what still remained

of all it burned the last time through

our worst instincts prevailed.

How long will we go on like this:

dismissing all our best

to trust our children to felons,

convicted and much worse?

Yes, we just gave it one more chance

to crush what still remains

of all it burned the last time through

our worst instincts prevailed.

How long will it take us to fix

the precious gifts we let them trash,

or will we give it all to those

who see our remnants as their spoil?