Do you know how many centuries
Do you know how many centuries
humankind has struggled to futurity
for this imbroglio
have we fought the dinosaurs
survived wars
of conquest or roses
or supporters of ideas
hellbent on the betterment of others
to issue in a sleek blue
suit or car or mood
jazzing it up
without a cup to offer in libation to the gods
or in celebration of that splendid equation
our sister- or brother-in-us
or to hymn the juggernaut that notices
each weak little ball of fluff
in eggshell daintiness of condition
whilst we with armoured boots
have trod the boards in passion
trampling underfoot our qualms
pook-poohing the alarms
despite the cost
to nature and the commmonweal
marching with the hordes or the latest fashions
to wheel-and-deal an amnesty from fate
which will call presently:
'kiss me kate!'
197_ , rev. mm
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