The four stages of group dynamics are forming, storming, norming, performing. I loathe the storming bit and norming's not within my nature. Much rather go straight from form to perform. Life's not like that, though, is it?

Never again

We witness so many closed eyes
Shout to ears with noise defenders
Lips that cannot be prised apart
By charitable pretenders

Hell arises without warning
Suddenly help is what we need
The reluctant heroes could win
If they were to follow the creed

But the time has passed us all by
The hour glass is devoid of sand
The opportunity trickles
Through a forgiving outstretched hand

Never again are we given
The chance to walk once more this way
To meet the challenge we are set
To live, briefly, the dream today