Sometimes my beloved man-child, you amaze me With your conservatism and reluctance to change Turning the potential you have into utter mockery Sparing me the trouble to manipulate and arrange Matters to preserve this most marvelous illusion That keeps you trapped in your gloomy existence Of agony and fear, of inadequacy and confusion What’s really astounding is the lack of resistance Your voracious taste for things that don’t matter You make life so easy and it keeps getting better
What annoys me are those prophets among you Who never cease to dispense their paranoid lies Speaking of things of which they have no clue Who want to remove the shells from your eyes Bombarding you with the mirages they present That are nothing but jumbled thoughts without Any sort of foundation and concrete argument And wild theories noone knows anything about It’s best to ignore them for they’re quite insane They haven’t a thing to lose and plenty to gain
Let church, administration and science explain All things that may appear inexplicable to you Offering answers that make sense and remain A vital source when you’ve no idea what to do The media will tell you what you need to know They will spell out who is good and who is bad Who to follow and believe, who is friend or foe And who is trying to place lies into your head All has been arranged for you to benefit from Since the day we made you, till kingdom come
Just leave it to us and everything will be okay Had we not been here things would be worse Than you ever could have imagined in any way We'll take care of you, and ward off the curse That conspiracy theorists continue to talk about In fact there’s no such thing, they tell dirty lies The stilted diseases and disasters will turn out To be nothing but a unjustified, unobvious vice Existing only in a twisted and misguided mind Containing alleged truths that you'll never find
Extremely deep and meaningful poetry here Rage and very well written,
the almost gothic and sinister picture adds very nicely to the ambience of the piece.
thank you for sharing
Steve
A powerful soliloquy/sermon on the modern individual's failure to effectively discern significance and take responsibility for our personal and collective experiences of what we call realityl A deeply satisfying write that's definitely worth a few more reads. Thank you for posting it.
Aberjhani
A lot of what you say is true Rage, and I agree with it!...I'm always trying to get people to do their own research find things out for themselves, using common sense, with balanced reasoning. Don't just let others do all your thinking for you. Elections are coming up and most people vote for who some tv person or hollywood star tells them to. Others do what their parents always did. We need more people who take time to research things for themselves, in all areas. Politics, environment religion,spirituality, childrens schooling etc. That is the only way to improve this confused world.
The life line of man remains an adventure ongoing. The evil lives on as centuries before and the beliefs of others that don't run in the same direction , continuously makes martyrs of so many amd nay sayers of the rest. In the individual, there lies a differece either accepted or denied. I am a Unitarian, so I accept believing for all religions an individual's decision. With this collective positivity on religion...we experience and exude harmony toward others. This works for me as I seek the harmony that is the only answer.
Love...
Shalom...
Susan
This reads as a intellectualized conspiracy theory in itself.
The problem with bad-mouthing others of spiritual conviction is that you leave yourself open to the same treatment. No one knows everything, and those that purport to do so are diluded.
Let the warriors be warriors and swing their swords under their own convictions. In the end we will know for sure who was enlightened and who wasn't. Until then ... extend a helping hand and love thy neighbor.
Did you ever wonder what happened after the Archangel Michael through the demons out of heaven? Let one of them guide you through the origin of evil in the world.
WEIRD RHODY is a short story collection featuring five strange tales all set in Rhode Island and written by five Rhode Island authors. The anthology is a tribute to H.P. Lovecraft, the Ocean State's famed author of pulp horror.
the almost gothic and sinister picture adds very nicely to the ambience of the piece.
thank you for sharing
Steve
Judy C Meeker
Powerful write, Rage.
Peace,
Carolyn
TRASK
Freedom of thought...........
free will is optional, huh
deep write
pax A
Aberjhani
Eileen
Love...
Shalom...
Susan
The problem with bad-mouthing others of spiritual conviction is that you leave yourself open to the same treatment. No one knows everything, and those that purport to do so are diluded.
Let the warriors be warriors and swing their swords under their own convictions. In the end we will know for sure who was enlightened and who wasn't. Until then ... extend a helping hand and love thy neighbor.
Good to read you again!!
Love Tinka
Rage on !
Peter
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