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The Titanic Anniversary Teaches Us
What we get when we believe in our own invincibility
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There was a mighty ship, a titanic ship was she
She rode the waves a goddess, upon a man-tamed sea|
|She could not be swallowed, to the ocean quite undrinkable
Big hubris made her mighty — all agreed — quite unsinkable
A warning came of ice, but no one was concerned
Only after impact was her whole world over-turned
A distress call on the wire, the first one was ignored
The closest ship went on her way, disinterested, or bored
Even filling lifeboats, they felt no need to panic
This was no ordinary boat, this was THE Titanic
And so until the final hour, Nearer My God to Thee
Grand standing ran, the band played on, unto eternity
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