Change will bolt too fast to worse, with glacial crawl to better
Months and years to build to now, a moment switch to never Quicker to destroy, derail, erode from aiming guide Forever keeping vigil to control the changing tide Yet slow not always better, fast not forever bad Just often no returning from the fast from once it had In times gone by a fear of change would grow with growing age Keep society trained to tracks, restrain the choice on stage Drive the train from captains seat, too old and frail to leave Staring hard as far as failing eyesight lets perceive Ensuring that each turn of wheel upon next stretch of track Focussed on the moment, never glancing forth nor back The passengers in passage, more and more eyes pinned to glass Staring to the future tracks are destined set them pass More and more they crowd with just the same space each to be While those pressed against the windows face a terror forced to see Ahead the water rises, rusting tracks, eroding shore And the track they’re tracked and trapped upon dives t’ward the ocean floor They seek the aim derail the train, stop it ‘fore the shore The crew in charge grow terrified, want tracks forever more Yet half try throw it leftward while another half push right A balance tweaked by captaincy; the train rolls on upright Fate approaches, hatred grows and fear flows into rage Dread the ending of the current yields no coming future age
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