How Dare You Thomas Merton Brightman (All rights reserved) How dare you Dandelion Trash the field of green How dare you Father Wish I'd not been born How dare you Footprints Sullen fresh-fallen snow How dare you Mother Abandon me Degradation Consuming all Is Anything, anyone, anywhere Predictable or safe Kept looking for something To remain the same Seemed insane Nothing did How dare you Responded Change Pain-filled lesson of life Nothing remains the same