THE OSCILLATION

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Can’t stop the sway between extremes.
A middle way is but a dream.
It’s what we are. This back and forth,
Is only par for the course.

In autumn, as the days freeze,
I can feel that late breeze.
I await these times.
I go out to rake these laid leaves,
So that I may free my mind.
Under these swayed trees,
I perceive my brain eases this tension.
Free to conceive of what I please.
Simple peace dimension.
No pretension. Turn off the engine.
Just cleansing to wander.
Apprehension, our obsession.
Need inattention to ponder.
Free your mind from the manacles,
Of everything that’s tangible.
Intense focus goes unnoticed almost,
Like as if you were an animal.
Nothing better than mindless tasks to relax.
Free at last from these traps,
That always guarantee tracks,
Back towards relapse.
We act in denial,
About our final fate, suicidal,
While still acting tribal.
Fighting to stay in the cycle.

“We have identified various risks through our analysis.
On your planet alone, billions have been killed as a consequence of war, slavery, genocide, and persecution.
Greed, individualism, and competition have been the governing principles of your society.
If human history is any indication, we would be foolish to ally ourselves with such erratic and destructive creatures.
You oscillate between periods of enlightenment and tyranny.
Can you prove this cycle has been broken?”

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from CURMUDGEON, released January 20, 2020

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