Reform

As I have grown older
More cynical
And possibly undecided
These days
Are harder to find
Moments
Of genuine change
Prospects for hope
Reason
To unfurl a flag
I no longer understand

Except our history
Both researched
Experienced
Real and undeniable
Teaches me
That even good ideas
Are dropped on the fingers
Of criminals
To be bent
And broken in a manner
Benefiting handfuls
Until our texts
Are plagued
By page after page
Of ludicrous endeavors