Adaptation

Adaptation                              May 23, 2005

They say mastery of the liberal arts

Is the apex of the learning curve,

But I ponder this, I know, because

I've had to adapt all live life long.

Some come from privied lineages,

Others from the salt of the earth.

I think Daedalus would agree,

Adaptation is indeed the key.

You live and learn through adaptation.

It's not strictly books and "that is that."

Learning is certainly important,

But there is a specific sort.

Daedalus was smart, and oh, he knew,

He knew the way indeed.

The architect built a set of wings,

And flew aways a-way.

He adapted, and lived another day.

I know, I know, I know you're saying,

"What good if not well read?"

Pain is the price we pay

If we don't learn from our mistakes.

Adaptation really is the key.

It's the key, oh yes, my brother,

Of how the human race has survived,

Of how the human race, really, has thrived.