We Never Learn (Double Acrostic) Poem by Ben Gieske

We....crave....what...is...new.....although hollow
Even...in....that...which...we......want...to believe

Never......do......we....want....to....follow...autumn
Escape......if.....we.....can....the.....consequence
Vainly.......we.........seek.........that.......every.......v
Embracing.........man’s.........every.........machine
Reason....has...become....darker...and...darker

Law.......is.......the.....answer.......and......to.....kill
Enemies......we......don’t.....want....to.....let....live
Ambition....has....reached....a....new.....hysteria
Raging war, ravaging land, rasping....for power
Never...learning, ...never...learning....to......learn

- July 20,2006