Habitual Rituals

what the young don't know

is what I did not know

when I was young

not too long ago

like never mind the lies

told by old folks

who thought they knew

but didn't know

those who we paid

too much attention too

believing that they had all

the answer too

let's just face facts

most of it wasn't true

all the things we did

not asking one time

why do we do

what we did

and what we still

continue to

passing it on to the next

like hand me downs

no disrespect to the wise

the greatest lie

ever told gets the prize

It's no surprise

that bright light blinds