Who will speak the answer? Who will ignite
our solution? Who will end our endless
war? Our endless slavery? Must we fight
reason with fear and call it faith? We bless
what we touch and see, believe it’s heaven
but don’t call it that. Our fear knows better.
Honors make believe. Time to get even
with history, don’t you see. The letter
of the law’s not a letter at all, don’t
you know. It’s an iron claw. A petard
set to self-destruct. Faith or virtue won’t
prevent consequence. Charity’s too hard.
Only action alters fate, don’t you see.
Only honesty grants reality.
Roger Armbrust
June 10, 2020
