Being Exemplary

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 fathers blood

Censure rightly, make no mistake
The ascendants, they are veritably criminal
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

And what of the children
Ignorant of it's weight
Blind to it's 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
Men without dedication, speaking of truth and loyalty
Women without conviction, teaching respect and compassion
No and what of the children