The Acknowledgments Section

There was a time when these facts were acknowledged in the laws:

That Canada is only north, and not really abroad,

That only powers enumerated with the government lay,

That some things are best settled the old-fashioned way.

There was a time when these facts were acknowledged by the masses:

That most people don't have thigh-gaps and apple-bottom asses,

That we work to help the ones we love, not for society or pay,

That “gay” was just “dandy,” and “lighthearted” was “gay.”

There was a time I wouldn't have put this gripe in writing,

But if I'm bound to live in interesting times, might as well make them exciting.