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Words, Dung, Roots, Flowers

I have reached that age where familiar cultural references aren't so familiar, are, in fact, out dated.   But a good reference is worth referring to despite its new found obsolescence.   There was a song in the 1980’s called Words, by a band called Missing Persons.   It’s a great composition on all counts, with the then automatically recognizable lines: Do you hear me? Do you care? The gist of the song comes in the following verse and chorus: I might as well go up and talk to a wall 'cause all the words are having no effect at all It's a funny thing am I all alone Something has to happen to change the direction What little filters through is giving you the wrong impression It's a sorry state I say to myself    What are words for when no one listens anymore    What are words for when no one listens    What are words for when no one listens it's no use talking at all Back then this sentiment roared with resonance.   Those we