Dystopian Soldier – Vision of Madness
Beleaguered, bewildered
Confused and corrupted
Brain swirling, vision curling
Thoughts resizing, fantasizing
It is real, just what I feel
Sign you name and take the deal
Most in line already dead
All the races bleeding red
Standing tall for the status quo
The one we’re not supposed to know
Most of us just play for show
Others claim to say it isn’t so
Praises for the liberated
Armies of the medicated
Follow orders, storm the borders
In short order, give no quarter
Mindless calculations
Recitations and mediations
Divinations and exploitations
Darkest thoughts in meditation
Tunnel vision, indecision
No ones certain, nothing working
Shouts in silence at the violence
Is it war, no one’s sure
Join the ranks, fill the tanks
Must conform with a uniform
Poison gas, broken glass
Drummers beat on an empty street
Infiltrate and subjugate
No one left to compensate
Rising terror, bringing hate
Who will dare retaliate
Mind control, sell your soul
Shut your hole and play your role
Situation dire, rapid fire
The dead become a funeral pyre
Taking orders from the man
Taking plunder when you can
All or nothing, blood is rushing
Drones buzzing, armor crushing
Thoughts erased, then replaced
A newfound taste for toxic waste
Chips implanted in our brains
Ensuring we all think the same
Jackboots marching, dogs barking
Children starving, armies charging
Never fear, the end is near
Life left to the auctioneer
Sold your soul for constant battle
You had no choice, never mattered
Stand in line, print and sign
A strip mine of human decline
You’re already dead, it’s been said
Blood like wine, flesh like bread
Sacrificed for none at all
Clearer vision when you finally fall
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How frightening and devastating. Your skilled phrasing makes it all so real. Great work, Ralph.
Great wordplay and phrasing Ralph, and such a horrid subject in decimation and pointless death. Well done my friend.
Excellent my friend. They really do seem like pawns in the world chess game, used for some sick grudge match. We applaud them and then in some sick twisted turn of events we kneel like clowns. Sorry went off on a tangent. Excellent skillful rhyming and imagery Ralph.