The Zeitgeist Train

The Zeitgeist train is moving on,
Dropped at this station, now it’s gone;
At “Church Renewal” (station here)
I joined that task, to us so clear.

Next station down the road it seems
Was gender – sex – and mind that’s clean;
Obsessed they were with that one fact,
A breadth of scope is what they lacked.

But now, behold, the Zeitgeist train
Has moved along its tracks again;
“That ‘Promise-Keeper’ stuff? No way –
That issue’s yours – it’s now passé!”

So what’s their focus of concern?
What must new generation learn?
The answer from preceding task
Is where they stand to question ask.

But that’s not seen as clear today –
Sex finds relief third-culture way;
Third-culture rose from justice scorned,
Despite the words that group adored.

And justice issues flowed back to
The war with its conflicting views;
And so on back to Adam’s tree –
What need will pre-millennials see?

My guess? It’s jobs – economy;
It’s “Occupy the park – so greed
Gets stopped, and we get cut of cash –
‘How that’s best done?’ is what we ask.”

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