You See a Lot of Darkness

This is what happens when your goals
Won’t result in meeting your goals.
If you thought the law was leading

The revolution, and set out
On a campaign to overturn
Or reinterpret or thwart law,

To get the law back on your side,
And so stop the revolution,
You might win again and again

And still see darkness coming down.
It’s the weakness of decisions
Not the strength of opposition

Leaves you fighting growing twilight
With no idea what it would mean
To force the sunset back to dawn.

Notch all the victories you want.
What you fear will still continue
So long as night is coming on.