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The prize unwon.(Society)(Intellectual left and ethics)(Critical Essay)

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| May 01, 2005 | Dawson, John | COPYRIGHT 2005 Quadrant Magazine Company, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright
 
   The man on the left is a man undone, 
   He'd give you his soul, if you asked him for some. 
   A child in his way, for he needs to believe 
   That truth is a song, for each man to sing. 
 
   The man on the right is a prize unwon, 
   A candle unlit and a song unsung. 
   Believing that truth is a dreamer's dream, 
   And what will become, of the man in between. 

--"Lady Magdelene" by Neil Diamond (adapted)

As NEIL DIAMOND FANS will have noticed, this adapted version of his lyrics has the man on the fight and the man on the left reversed. To quote another song from the same era: The times they are a-changing. Today the man on the left is undone.

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