I Used to Be but Now I Am

I used to be inexorable,But now I am elusive.

I used to be the future of America,But now I am America.

I used to be part of the problem,But now I am the problem.

I used to be part of the solution, if not all of it,But now I am not that person.

I used to be intense, & useful,But now I am heavy, & boring.

I used to be sentimental about myself, & therefore ruthless,But now I am, I think, a sympathetic person, although easily amused.

I used to be a believer,But now, alas, I believe.