Are we there yet What is progress I wish to know Are we progressing Is there a pinnacle we've attained already For it seems we're slipping these days Having passed through six decades I'm sometimes confused As some say what was up is now down Personally I imagine I've reached my zenith Though I imagine good things still to come What I'd like to know In my years have I Nudged humanity upward or down Maybe lived a life of no consequence Surely all lives cause ripples Dropped into the humantide brucek