Time to Take Measure, a Poem by Michael Shen
It is time to slow down, For reflection, For looking more deeply, And long. The facts, the data, What have they borne? Not knowledge, not wisdom, Then what? Metropolis has lost its luster, Farms, factories in fields. Our highways and byways Are broken and worn, Schools shine no Path to the morrow. Work yields no products But capital hocus, And millions are swept to the side. It’s time to slow down Let’s ask what we need. It’s clear, let’s open our eyes. Food for the hungry, H