Of Forgotten Yesterdays and Abandoned Tomorrows

Yesterday’s heroes,

Are today’s villains.

Yesterday’s refrains,

Are today’s visions.

Yesterday’s values,

no longer cherished.

The idealists have lost,

Idealism has perished.

Might has been restored,

To its rightful throne.

Nuance has no place,

In a polarized home.

Bow to the regime,

Of brute force power.

On countless crushed spirits,

A privileged few tower.

Sadly we hum,

The old Dylan tune,

As time cycles back,

To a period of gloom.

The spark has been snuffed

But the fire is ragin' ...

Billowing smoke signals,

The times, they are a changin'