Hear us now, wind and earth and fire and water!
We summon the wakefulness of nature’s raiments
The knowledge of the world in silent slumber
The forgetting in the ruins of human firmaments
Extol, in brave unfettered voice, the roars of Youth
Exhorting demands for the breaking of oppression
To smash the chains that bind the poor, the uncouth
And call them out to march in blazing procession
Decant the flames of indignant resistance, decant!
Unleash these fires that rage, rage for immortal Truth
Incant the chant: Justice! Justice! Justice! Incant!
Let them fear the wrath of our serrated Youth!
Revenge is a cruel dish best served cold
Upon the necks of the venal Old.
"How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives." – Annie Dillard