All was well, who was right
and who was wrong was
never an issue among our
elite group. Agreements
to disagree were reached
and, every voice
was heard. Cheap
blackberry wine and
courageous talk changing
the world. We would never
be subservient robots--
ours was a mission to reach
toward the future and fill in
the gaps of erosion with
lofty goals and whimsical
reforms. I didn't expect
it to end like it did--five
years were gone! The empire
crumbled, and philosophical
dreams scattered like debris
on an abandoned beach.
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