New Lessons

We're crucified on space-time axes,
trapped in monotonic old to new
progress. The only lesson
we've learned is that the cup

won't take back the spilled milk. A couple
of your co-workers got the axe?
That word "downturn" is all over the news
and there's not much we can do to lessen

the impact. That's a grim lesson.
That's an awfully bitter cup
to drink in the shadow of the axe
or the hangman's noose.

Earth rolls slowly into a new
year, and the darkness lessens
like ink pouring out of a cup
tilted along the planet's axis.

Each new year guarantees access
to a couple more lessons.

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