Let’s Help Them See The New Way

There are lessons that are very pervasive

They darken the rivers of our minds, even if we are evasive

The lessons that pierce through critical thinking

They have been linking

Their thoughts with the thoughts of the youth

They try to convince them that their ideas are the truth

But, they don’t always succeed

Their thoughts and our thoughts are not compatible

We want to be adaptable 

Maybe it’s time to secede

Before that, let’s help them see the new way

 

Conventional wisdom is a razor sharp arrow 

With talons that carve them up and make them narrow

I just hope and pray

That the old way

Is not here to stay

I hope that conventional wisdom will be the hen

That lets her chicks out of the den

Let’s help them see the new way

 

The old way is starting to decay

It has been shot with a ray

Novel ideas are taking center stage

We are finally turning the page

But, still, conventional cuts into their way of thinking like a sword

Soon, the old way will not be able to cut that cord

Let’s help them see the new way

 

We are crossing our fingers

Hoping traditional ways of thinking will cease to linger

Let it be something we can avoid

Let it be null and void

Tradition will catch a cold

So, then it can no longer maintain its hold

Let’s help them see the new way

 

We know certain problems can be resolved

When conventional wisdom is dissolved

They can’t see the true picture

They believe in old ideas, for them it’s like scripture

Let the stubborn, toxic method fall off the track

Leave it behind, we won’t be coming back

Let’s help them see the new way