Tom Block Flowering Grasses
You who more than anyone obeyed the ten commandments are you who more
than anyone broke the ten commandments.
You who more than anyone loved the masses are you who more than anyone
despises now the masses.
You who more than anyone burned with ideals are you who more than anyone
knew reality.
You are what our world has bred, an abandoned railroad track that smells now
of flowering grasses.
You who more than anyone defends a side are you who more than anyone
takes the point out of your fight.
You who more than anyone has made mistakes are you who more than anyone
shows the courage that it takes.
You who more than anyone act out of fear are you who more than anyone
brings the danger near.
You are what our world has bred, an abandoned railroad track that smells now
of flowering grasses.
