A funny thing happened
on the way to the New Age
around the year 1980,
as the Celestial Seasonings
herb tea company
seemed to be creating
a new world all by itself,
one smelling of chamomile,
peppermint and peach.
Coffee and coca-cola
appeared to be living
on borrowed time
until at the last minute, millions
of people panicked and said,
'Stop! Don't take into extinction
the drink I had after my first kiss,
or the one I could smell
Dad brewing every morning
my first 17 years
as I came downstairs! '
Vision is one thing,
true surrender
quite another.
Max Reif
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/01july17-lurching-to-be-born/