Philosophy Of The Common People MATURITY                        Today’s sound-bite leans hard right or left                        And rarely if ever, is the middle voice heard                        The needs of the common hard-working people                        Drown in a media farce of the comic absurd                        Our myopic rulers of mammon tainted vision                        Lean hard toward the party and away from the cure                        And the fragile future of our children’s children                        Is sacrificed for the brief moment of power secure                        What is true and best is rarely viewed as popular                        And with a sly wink, it’s exchanged for the lies                        Now, how very quickly we the people forget                        That the strength of our freedom rests in compromise                        For to give up position that we hold most dearly                        Even if in our hearts, we believe it to be true                        Toward the future hope and endurance of our nation                        Is surely the righteous and mature thing to do                        Though our founding fathers were a bloodthirsty lot                        Caught up in the vain pursuit of gold’s hollow prize                        It seems they possessed a distinction today most lacking                        Of recognizing the importance of mature compromise Click Here to eMail the Author Other Books by Richard Aberdeen Copyright © 2002 by Brothers/Sisters Productions ~ Copyright © 2002 by Richard Aberdeen        No part of this material may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including printing, photocopying, recording or by any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the author: Inquires click here.  Appendix Revolution and Revolution/Side B are open copyright and may be reproduced and distributed as desired.