There

There

There's that pervasive cynicism
That makes it so easy to discount
Everything
It is just far too easy
Just because
We all know how it should be
And we are most likely right. So why is it
That common sense
Logic
Passion
Peace
Love
Humanity
Justice
Never prevail
Without a fervent vigilance
And a rod in one hand? It's because we assume
That what we see, is
What we get
Dig a little deeper
Split some flesh
Into the sinew
You might just find
What was on the surface
What you determined to be the truth
What you gave up hope on
What is that may be
And should have been
Was just that
All the time

And we tried

And

We were wrong.

Rex 2004