Fool's Parade

"heart of the sunrise" abstract borrowed from bing.

Fool’s Parade
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people wander mindless through fate’s festival of folly
clinging tight to the trappings of grand illusion
march in fantasy to the cadence of the fool’s parade
not realizing their in hard step with delusion
not noticing the cracks in society’s great facade
growing numbers cling and scale it every day
with no real thought of where or why their climbing
rushing frenzied - not certain of the way

stepping up stepping quickly
never asking why
keep your head down
moving forward
never stopping ‘til you die

masses swaying in the radiance of the fiery setting sun
not knowing soon the sunrise will be dark
swept up in wild dreams of their frail wonderland
unaware that there may be no morning lark

stepping up stepping quickly
never asking why
keep your head down
moving forward
never stopping ‘til you die

drunk on the black nectar of sweet mother earth
oblivious as her caverns fill with dust
we are blind to the evidence that she may soon be gone
growing weaker slowly dying from our lust

stepping up stepping quickly
never asking why
keep your head down
moving forward
never stopping ‘til you die

marching on to the cadence of the fool’s parade
never knowing that we’re caught up in a fool’s charade
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rob kistner © 2011

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