TIMELESS TO TEN By Tom Jensen
Sure going viral might
getcha paid and it
might even getcha laid
and make grandma need
a new hearing aid
“What'd ya say?”
It might make you friends
Send ya on an upward trend
Spiraling high above the earth
Until you find yourself
coming crashing on
back down again
“So what then?”
But by being bold
and staying true
Could and would you
Call your life a failure
If you find you’ve inspired
the minds of just a few?
Can't you see
that it's better to be
Timeless to ten rather than
having fifteen minutes
of fleeting fame
with the minions
They say a stitch in time
It may save nine
I say I’d rather be
timeless to just ten
Without regard or sentiment
for or of public opinion
I’d rather be loved by some
And feared by none
As opposed to reigning supreme
Over any other living beings
I’ve been thinking it’s better
to use my powers to heal
To try to unify
and not divide us all up
into different social classes
Delivered from temptation
Let me not yield
For I’d much rather level
the playing field
Than to try to climb
And rise above the masses