He builds his case upon the cornerstone
That there is universal right and wrong.
Imagine, he suggests, a country prone
To reverse the virtues we have held so long:
Where cowardice is seen as bravery,
And betrayal is a badge of honor proud,
Where people laud a person's thievery,
Where pride is praised and honor disavowed.
Where empathy is hateful, hate is good,
Where greed is great and charity's a fraud,
Where lies are truth and truth is deemed falsehood,
Where cruelty's an ethic, kindness flawed.
He thinks that we could not imagine how
Such a land could be. We're in one now.
