Travail in Vain

A many philosophers may say,

In quote I pray;

Logic overwhelms the brain,

       Ideas swift in like a time train;                                                          

 

Aye, the devil lies,

Be clairvoyant and think twice;

It has often been mentioned,

Albeit, we live in a world disillusioned;

 

Our thoughts are but energy,

This becomes an activity;

Forgetting the clarion call,

As we are veiled with a black shawl;

 

In vain we dream,

But the end is gleam;

We chase shadows,

Swiftly like swallows;

 

Oh loving penguins,

How we dance like darlings;

We could see,

What we came to be;

 

We wished for lies to manifest,

Before righteousness it came first;

And still in France,

We laugh and dance;

 

We have basked in our glory,

Forgetting the true story;

A many philosophers may say,

Yet to God I pray;