Fringe of the New Fade

those on the outskirts
are the outsiders looking in
and so therefore we should
trust their judgment as being
perhaps more objective
than ours, even if eccentric

for it is
groundbreaking
revolutionary
frightening

and makes us see double,
once for the way things are
and again as they could be
with just a few small changes

those champions of the New Fade
are those who are willing to
embrace this fringe element,
not reject it, for in the challenge
of these individuals
we see your face tomorrow