Objectivity

by Edward J. Herdrich

The frauds we create, the lies that we share

Prolific profits reflecting how much we care

Hired to find out the details of the crime

Questions answered the same all the time.

Always concern for the who, what and when

I tell them to you, what will you do then

For with info and data the battles wages on

Larger truths belie facts we stumble upon.

The detective we think will find us the clue

Show us the method which some will say new

Only what hasn’t changed from then until now

Is not any depth, only the surface is how.

In music, the arts, every facet of life

Can we squeeze a few cents from even the strife

Lyrics and prose try to speak to the cause

Best throw in a hook, lose the book, give real thought a pause.

You have all the facts, all that will allow you to deny

But the question unanswered, the one we most need reply

To address the change needed, the riddle completed

Whether the funds depleted, the bottom line cheated,

Allowing the endless cycle of history repeated,

Cycles don’t end, without knowing why.