Honorable Mention

The Sandman tells you, "Patience is virtue,"
but there’s no reason to this rhyme.
The fog has lifted & it is lazy
that is walking through her eyes.

A finger snap, another label.
What’s been laid on this table?
Pick it up, drink it down.
Turn your smile back around.
What’s been laid on this table?
Is it old? Is it fable?

See wisdom, wisdom walking.
See wisdom, wisdom walk.

What is left for the children?
What will they get to hate?
What is left for the children?
Can this ship turn around?
What is left for the children?
Can this ship turn around?

Frozen peas & peanut butter knees.
Old hoboes lying in the street.
It’s just the same invitation
to a different coronation.
Just the same invitation
to a different kind of coronation.
What is left at the table?
We can turn.
We can turn
like Autumn leaves in a lake.
Summer breeze.
We can turn.
We can turn.
We can turn this ship around.
I can hear you, everyone.
We have power.
We have power.
I can hear you, everyone.

Old regard.
Old regard.

Call yourself
back into question.
Forget about, forget about 1st place
or even Honorable Mention.

Pick out a piece of the Golden Fleece.
This is myth & this is fable.
You can lay them at the human table.

Allah Akbar, "God is great."
Teach this to the human state.

Noah’s ark. Solomon’s ark.
Noah’s ark. Solomon’s ark.

We can change this.
We can turn this.
We can change this.
We can turn this.
We can change this.
We can turn this ship around.
We can turn this ship around.
We can turn this ship around.
We can turn this.
We can change this.
We don’t have to push the button.

Food, clothing & shelter
for your sisters & your brothers
Food, clothing & shelter.