choose a moment in history
pretend you are there
all your thoughts of the present
have vanished into the air
now you think like an elder
you look like an elder, too
just think of all the knowledge
you have inside of you
you are an elder in the tribe
your ancestors came from
you work the earth and live a life
that you have just begun
people look to you for wisdom
and you are very smart
with history in your brain
and respect in your heart
or maybe you're a peasant
in a country you don't know
you earn a poor man's wages
it's to the fields you go
you will not live a long time
life is hard and cruel
you live your life the best you can
and then your life is through
and then you go back to the present
you're sitting at the kitchen table
you always do the best you can
you know that you are able
so go ahead and take a nap
you know that you know how
you'll be so glad you're living
in the here and now
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