"There is more that is than what you can see"

Smiths and Joneses Rise Together Downward upward mobility fueled The Smiths and the Joneses as they dueled Small claims by small names carried to extremes One could hardly keep up with the other Pursuing their upwardly downward dreams But looking back now why did they bother? And oh how they bothered yet even so They never bothered to learn what I know The hard way from bitter experience Being petty makes a big difference And one very much for the worst it seems I want to aim high and transcend all this Squabblers are trapped in each other's embrace Being right is relative after all They curse each other when they want to kiss Are sad to the back but mad to the face And puffing themselves to get big get small Small claims by small names carried to extremes One name is as big as another when All names are respected but until then We seek our true upward mobility And grow to full size when we realize Mere utility is futility Unreal is as real in reality There is more that is than what you can see Outside and inside of you and of me Appearance is not the worth of a thing And can prove paradoxical at best Just as mine is marked by my suffering As well as by my joy and all the rest However I may appear I am here However it looks and am looking for An upward mobility without fear One without an interpersonal war Where people are people not means nor ends And Smiths and Joneses rise together friends +Steven Curtis Lance Copyright MMIX