A new era has arrived
And yet those addicted
To long lasting habits
Are refusing to accept or move
From those times changed

And those who say
They are of strong faith with beliefs
Are the very same people
Who stand in the way
With attempts to block
This progress that proceeds.

A new era has arrived
And yet those addicted
To long lasting habits
Are refusing to accept or move
From those times changed

And
With a stubbornness they are convinced
If they demand with a protesting that commands
'Everything' for them will remain the same
Even if they take matters in their ignorant hands
As if particles of dust
Refusing to be blown away by wind

Lawrence S. Pertillar

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