And this is what shall come to pass
A new precept for the world to adopt.
AND THIS IS WHAT THE CHILDREN SHALL LEARN...
~
Prepare for the lowest standard.
Rough diamonds in the palms of fools,
unable to give the crucial gift of reason.

The unwise teaching wisdom.
The absurd defining priority.
Fools, unable to give the crucial gift of reason.
~
What more can be expected of a child,
being a product of the stark worst -
its father's blood?

Censure rightly:
make no mistake!
The ascendants,
they are veritably criminal.
~
Fare thee well!
Fare thee well!
Fare thee well,
down the random path of chance!

Godspeed!

Fare thee well,
down the random path of chance!

Godspeed!
~
Set sail,
against the wind,
under the misguiding light of faulty beacons!

Set sail,
against the wind,
with vices for virtues,
dishonor for ethics,
and excess for etiquette
as examples -
such sorry examples,
such sorry examples.

And what of the children...
What of the children,
what of the children,
what of the children?
~
Ignorant of its weight,
blind to its worth.

Something is terribly amiss
when the beauty and the miracle of new life
is nothing but a burden.

This burden is a life.
This burden is a child.
This burden is a life.
~
Men without dedication (this burden)
speaking of truth and loyalty. (this burden)
Women without conviction (this burden)
teaching respect and compassion.

No!

What of the children,
what of the children,
what of the children,
what of the children,
what of the children,
what of the children,
what of the children,
what of the children,
what of the children,
what of the children?

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