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Are We Really Free

by William S Cottringer — Read all 146 poems by William S Cottringer

Short poem about not being free

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

 Are We Really Free?

From where I can see,

We are not very free.

Trapped on a treadmill,

Going thoughtlessly downhill,

Bound by silly convention,

Beyond our comprehension,

Controlled by technology,

Without any Theology,

Psychology or Ontology,

Steered by mass marketing,

Always you they are targeting,

Wanting security,

Without any insecurity,

Freedom to be,

Without responsibility.

Are we really free?

We are not very free,

From where I can see.



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Reviewed by Ronald Hull
Reviewed on June 30, 2021
A very wise observation. But we've always been tied to our circumstances. Much of the world has been in slavery for much of history and that still exists whether it be wage slavery or the real thing.

My premise is that we begin to lose our intellectual faculties required for survival when we were hunters and gatherers as soon as we settled for growing crops, herding domestic animals, and living in villages.

Very few of us could live on the edge that real freedom would require. Keep up the good work!

Ron


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