listening harder

this is the meaning of the open gem

word after word and not a one of praise

much will depend on what is on the stem

these are the matters that we would condemn

without more thought minds all within a haze

this is the meaning of the open gem

all has been marked and made neat on the hem

we don't expect a change in this new phase

much will depend on what is on the stem

still you will be expected to show phlegm

not be the one on whom others will gaze

this is the meaning of the open gem

we might expect in this case to contemn

but not to execute nor to amaze

much will depend on what is on the stem

you do not think that you are one of them

of those who can't be counted on these days

this is the meaning of the open gem

much will depend on what is on the stem