Come let us create a new lexicon br Wherein is inserted before each word br Its meaning that we do not like br And let us swallow like bitter potion br The truth of a reality that is not ours. br The water of life bursting forth from this stone br Takes a course not determined by us alone br We who are the dying light of a derelict garden br We who are filled with the wounded pride of self delusion br We who have crossed the limits of self praise br We who lick each of our wounds incessantly br We who spread the poisoned chalice all around br Carrying only hate for the other br On our dry lips only words of disdain for the other br We do not fill the abyss within ourselves br We do not see that which is true before our own eyes. br We have not redeemed ourselves yesterday or today br For the sickness is so dear that we do not seek to be cured br But why should the many hued new horizon br Remain to us distant and unattainable br So why not make a new lexicon br If we emerge from this bleak abyss br Only the first few footsteps are hard br The limitless expanses beckon us br To the dawning of a new day br We will breathe in the fresh air br Of the abundant valley that surrounds us br We will cleanse the grime of self loathing from our faces. br To rise and fall is the game time plays br But the image reflected in the mirror of time br Includes our glory and our accomplishments br So let us raise our sight to friendship. br And thus glimpse the beauty in every face br Of every visitor to this flower filled garden br We will encounter 'potentials' br A word in which you and me are equal br Before which we and they are the same br So come let us create a new lexicon.