An Unquiet Mind

Sput­nik soare­dAt­las Shrugged­Mankind roare­dEarth unplugged
Start of a space race­What a dis­graceAmidst all the pace­Who lost their face?
Fifty yearsCom­mu­nism shat­teredMan yearn­sHis dreams shat­tered
Ayn Rand pub­lishedRus­sia extin­guishedGalt spokeThe world awoke
Dagny Tag­gartA rail­road at heart­Torn apartYet, a work of art
Hank Rear­denBeneath a bur­denRefused a par­donBecame a guardian
Fran­ciscoActed like in a dis­co­His char­ac­terMuch like a fresco
John GaltHis life exalt­s­Like sin­gle malt­Pure gestalt
Yuri …