Fin De Siècle Poem by Nick Lennert

Could it be
we could free
the next century?

Could we try
a rebirth
of purity?

the human mind
is often unkind
and confines itself
to mediocrity

Could it be, that
nothing really
can be done?

It may be
too late to see
suffocating reality

One, no, many, must step up
and call an end to this assault!
Let the earth be ideal again
and its leeches level-headed

for, a shadow looms forth
disconcertingly
challenging tranquility