The Torch

The TORCH

a bad poem by Nobody

This is the Torch:

^ The Torch is Up Here! ! ^

The Torch has given You EVERYTHING You have

If you own your home, the Torch financed it for you

If you drive a car...the Torch delivered the keys to your hand.

If you have electricity, it comes from the Torch

If you have a good education, the Torch provided it

If you can walk around freely...confident that no one is going to ask for "Your peppers please" it's because the torch prevents that

If you have no military vehicles patrolling in front of your house, like they have in many parts of the world, its because the Torch prevents that too
That's the Only Reason

The Torch has provided more prosperity to more people than any other thing, any other time in all the history of mankind

The Torch has made us rulers of our own destinies

The Torch has made Kings and Queens of us all

the Torch is the envy of all the world

They flock to its GLOW like moths

For these reasons, it is our obligation, as bearers of the torch, to keep it lit. We are the guardians of its flame. 

Who am I say that "it is the obligation of each generation to pass the Torch--with the flame burning brightly--to the next" ?

Nobody. 

So let's say "Nobody said that."

We have allowed the Torch to smolder.

We are not tending to its FLAME

I don't know how that happened

We are not passing it along

But it is easy to fix.

This is the Darkness:

The Darkness is everywhere

The Darkness has always been

The Darkness detests the Torch

The Torch keeps the Darkness at bay

The Darkness can not overcome, as long as The Torch is burning

It is only a small task for one generation to pass the torch to the next.