I once saw a ship at sea that sailed funny
And the people on it said strange things too
We need no compass to sail, they said
We don't need to know North from South
Our ship sails so fast, it is so good
That we will somehow figure it out
Saying so, they merrily sailed along
The toiling crew with a privileged few
And the people on it said strange things too
We need no compass to sail, they said
We don't need to know North from South
Our ship sails so fast, it is so good
That we will somehow figure it out
Saying so, they merrily sailed along
The toiling crew with a privileged few
But who am I to laugh at them
For I am on one such ship too
A pretty one, it is shiny and new
I've heard it is called "Economic Progress"
It is hurtling at top speed towards God-knows-where
And the crew is too busy to find its moral compass
A reluctant passenger, I silently sit and pray
That we are not hurtling towards our very doom
August 14th, 2021
Inspired by the book "Small is beautiful" by E. F. Schumacher
