By Andrew Zechariah Wolfe
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It lies inside a man
To for his own seek
A vice that is shared of both mighty and meek
This ailing nature to us bequeathed
This danger gives visit
A blade unsheathed
"Prevention is possible!"
A prediction too bold
For an uncracked book
Is a story untold
Knowledge long stowed on the shelf or the hearth
Makes perilous our paths
A menace on earth
Our lend heads for a day of ruin and wracking
Belabored more by neglect of our gifts, then by burden of lacking
The world forges in fire
New nations and people's
For creeds and beliefs they build statues and steeples.
The world for a time Hark! Dwell in love lost want
Oh man, take your courage
And suffer not daunt
The world is remade amongst the throng
As feet turn to dancing
And lips turn to song
A question remains:
Shall it be tyranny of right?
Or freedom of wrong?
Listen to the recorded reading of The Ailing Nature of Man It lies inside a man
To for his own seek
A vice that is shared of both mighty and meek
This ailing nature to us bequeathed
This danger gives visit
A blade unsheathed
"Prevention is possible!"
A prediction too bold
For an uncracked book
Is a story untold
Knowledge long stowed on the shelf or the hearth
Makes perilous our paths
A menace on earth
Our lend heads for a day of ruin and wracking
Belabored more by neglect of our gifts, then by burden of lacking
The world forges in fire
New nations and people's
For creeds and beliefs they build statues and steeples.
The world for a time Hark! Dwell in love lost want
Oh man, take your courage
And suffer not daunt
The world is remade amongst the throng
As feet turn to dancing
And lips turn to song
A question remains:
Shall it be tyranny of right?
Or freedom of wrong?