WRONGGG SONG: A Hypocrite's Plea

	Lament environ
	mental destructionnn
	budd balk at making change

	Deplore the spread ahh poverty
	budd refuse ta share wealthhh
	in equitable wayz

	Condemn rampant violenzzze
	budd be too busy ta interseed

	Gripe bout sexism 'n racism
	budd if asked ta take a stand
	ahhh
	shrug yer shoulders
	& make excuses
	bout why ahh . . .
	why ahh . . .
	yer too buzzzy err ahh . . .
	und activism is unlikely
	taahh succeed

	Invent kountless alibis -
	Kun yawh let yerrr
	sell
	f bekum a hypooo
	crite this ea
	silly?


Elijah:  This is the song I sing sometimes . . .

Jules:   I'm afraid we all do.

Ellesha: Being unable ta change perfectly should not prevent us from trying ta change at 
         all. A resolution ta change iz already a half-step ta successful transformation.

Philyra: Yeah. It takes effort, insight & faith fer change ta take root.

Soo:     What's holding us back? Only laziness & fear.

Ellesha: Perhaps we've got ta learn to be more playful about change. Most adults think 
         of all sorts ah reasons fer nut changing, butt children seem mure flexible. 
         We need that spirit.

Philyra: (smiling) What you say makes sense, although it's often fun to argue.

Ellesha: Words are wonderful, but they can be cobwebs at times. Yeah, debate can be fun. 
         However, it needs to translate into action.

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from _Let the waters be my witness: Messages about our watery world_ by T Newfields
SUMMARY:  Some mutant thoughts about ennui, entropy, social isolation and stagnation.
KEYWORDS: hypocrisy, empty rhetoric, tartuffery, faith and practice, environmental poetry 


Author: T Newfields [Nitta Hirou / Huáng Yuèwǔ] (b. 1955)
Begun: 1997 in Shizuoka, Japan / Finished: 2018 in Yokohama, Japan
Creative Commons License: Attribution. {{CC-BY-4.0}} Granted

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