"The War"

the trains will ride on magnets · should it go the other way
our robots do the reading · should it go the other way

defeat will find us smiling · and our foes in disarray
cars will stop for walkers · should it go the other way

the songs we write will linger · on the fathoms of decay
and you and i will prosper · should it go the other way

yes you and i will prosper · as the seasons take their turn
as they were wont to follow · should it go the other way


"The conclusion is not correct that after such a victory and such a defeat the Spiritual Empire would have the entire world as its enemy. The Spiritual Empire had and has the entire world as its enemy with and without victory." --Stefan George