Obligations

Across

A one man

Nation

Is to behold

The truth

As if gold

In the hands of a miner

To know the difference

Between right and wrong

And to do the best

Of the weak and strong

The holy grail

Is the moment at hand

So I only begin

To understand

That this is just

The mind of one man

In a state of mind

Today

And always

Reconcile

The mind

To the times

Of new and old

In a state of confusion

I begin the start

Of beginning again

So I start today

Right now

Never was one

For the money

Or the hype

Of the creators

Life

Just a man

On a journey

To what is

Blithe to the till

Will hold

Me

Still

In the night

What is mediocre

If it was last night

So be it

But a life

I can see this

That the truth

Of an average

Life

Is choosing

To be dull

In the changing

Times

Wither away

The times

Of the old and

Gray

And

In with the

New

An under appreciated

Tone

Was taken

When the disagreement

Came around

So I have learned

To be quiet

And keep it

Down

But don’t be spineless

Just a way of

Being

A vibe

In this town

Has a way

Of talking

Around the subjects

Rather than direct

So I use my voice

To get to the point

Of what

It is that

I have been trying

To say