Cynicism, is the nemesis of old romantics,
The killer of youthful, if banal, hopes that it
Matters to fight for a better world.

Cynicism, is to discover that the slayer of
The dragon has thirst for power, insists that
He alone knows what’s best for man.

A cynic is a man trapped in a jungle of lies,
But lack a machete to hack his way back to
The stream, where hope is reborn.

A cynic is a coal fire gone cold, a clipper on
And ocean where the wind of passion has waned.
Too jaded to set sail and slay the dragon slayer.