The same people who exclaimed, <br />They will remain the same unchanged. <br />And down to Earth. <br />With a belief the doing of this, <br />Merits proof of the use of their common sense... <br />Are today surrounded by a vast ignorance, <br />Only they have created for themselves to invent. <br /> <br />It takes much more than speeches... <br />Sermons preached and writings on the wall, <br />For a people blinded to it all... <br />Who can not face facts or the presence of truth, <br />With a preference for delusion... <br />To protect their denials to eliminate from their minds, <br />A dependence on excuses made they value. <br /> <br />'Can you express this more basically, <br />For those unable to comprehend? ' <br /> <br />No. <br />I'm not in the business of selling, <br />Bargain basement specials, <br />To anyone still needing instructions... <br />On the purpose and use of an escalator. <br />Wanting to reach with a desire to go up, <br />Will eventually dawn on those... <br />Who sought to stay behind closed doors, <br />On the lower floors. <br /> <br />'This is too abstract.' <br /> <br />Well... <br />Accuse me for anything you wish. <br />But I had nothing to do with the dumbdowning. <br />Or its acceptance.<br /><br />Lawrence S. Pertillar<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/this-is-too-abstract/
