I took into account everyone's criticisms below and did everything I could to give this one a second shot. I hope this one is a lot better than it was before. Hope you like it!
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There’s some new writing on the wall,
Next to the past years’ memorial hall,
Where freaks and geeks are enthralled
By the celebration of what once was appalled.
Oh, it’s a gay old time;
Please, bring on the wine.
There’s my unrequited love mingling over there,
As I sit and deal out a game of solitaire
With my mind elsewhere; does he not care?
But who’s the cute, strange boy curled up in the chair,
With the squirrel face and earnest stare?
Can he empathize, is it something we share?
Best to look down and leave him unaware.
The lesbian couple’s the centerpiece tonight,
Oh how their joy brings a warm delight.
How exotic, how unthinkable, and yet how right.
Has the Zeitgeist refocused his sight?
Oh, it’s a gay old time;
Listen, do you hear the chimes?
The strobe light parallels this chaotic game,
With every millisecond a shifting frame.
Shall we flail around in patches of blue flames,
And blind the hindsight our parents overcame?
Count it down!
Crown the clowns!
Drown the frowns!
Cheers abound!
Oh, it’s a gay old time—
It’s a lively new year—
It’s a brand new paradigm!