THE VISION OF THE MARTYR FRED · AS EXPURGATED FOR THE
CENTRALIANS
Still more nonsense
Chapter 23
Speak to me of Imagination,
2You who were raised on color TV,
3Until books went as flat as black and white,
4As the paper and ink they were made of.
5Have you fought back to back with Alan Breck,
6Or come back from death with the Count of Calvary?
7Have you seen yourself as a hero,
8Defeating the odds with courage and dash,
9Until you believe your fate is a quest,
10One that will merit all that it costs,
11No matter how much that might be?
12Have you ever fantasized a breakthrough,
13A new approach,
14A new frontier,
15A new and fine idea,
16A source of hope for all Mankind,
17Born from the deeps of your own mind,
18A gift you’ll give freely,
19Because no one else can,
20And somebody somewhere has to?
21That’s okay.
22Really.
23It’s just that you are Harriers,
24And lack of imagination is a wall of your box.
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