The World Reflected

[eruditionfish]

I see the world reflected
By the windows of the past.
An open mind is difficult
When prejudice comes fast.
What I see and what I do
Has all been done before -
And just one act, one thought, one word,
Can mean as much as four.

We see the world by looking
through a web of old ideas
That linger on,
influencing our every thought
long after they are no longer needed.
Some say that progress is
coming up
with something new.
I say that progress
is renouncing
the Old.