Conditioning
Conditioning …
False reinforcement
Do this and get that
Even if that isn’t what you need
It’s for your safety…
That’s what they say
But the facts don’t support it
Unchecked control
We’re here to help…
Another classic lie
Help themselves
While using you in the process
The check is in the mail…
Perhaps
But with strings attached
Sometimes ropes and chains
Money isn’t everything…
Easy to say
When you have it
And others don’t
Everything happens for a reason…
I don’t buy it
When they work so hard
To convince me of it
Two wrongs don’t make a right…
Seriously
Following blindly isn’t a solution
It’s a pathway to self-annihilation
Don’t judge a book by its cover…
Can go either way
But usually, darkness wears darkness
And light shines bright
The best is yet to come…
False prophecy
The best days can be everyday
Depending on your attitude
Trust the fact-checkers…
What makes them experts
Fact-checkers are a propaganda tool
Real truth is easy to see
College makes you smarter…
Not anymore
College is conditioning
Creating elitist sheeple
Diversity makes us stronger…
Not true in our modern application
It usually causes conflict
Unless it’s purely, diversity of intellect
Accidents happen…
Sometimes
But usually caused by operator error
Or planned to happen
My enemy should be your enemy…
Leading the weak-minded
Tyrants want you to hate
Collective hate keeps them in power
God will save you…
But which God
Modern religions are all cults
Money, power, and control
Conspiracy theories…
Usually surface as truth
Covered up to justify agencies
Diverting us from reality
Crime doesn’t pay…
So, say the criminals
Who rob the world blind
Of resources, talent, and labor
I was just following orders…
Two wrongs in action again
Why obey a falsehood
To further tyrannical ambitions
Trust me…
Thanks, but I’ll pass
I trust in my own abilities
To research, assess, and conclude
Conditioning …
It only works on the willing
Nothing is free
Except love. Love is free.
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So true: love is the only thing left that is free. I am old enough to remember when life was simple, and a lifestyle was what we ourselves chose. I also remember that a nickel bought me a lunch bag full of candies that I picked out myself! LOL. I like this piece, Ralph. Well done.
As always Ralph you have written a piece that is informative, if not sad in most aspect. I relish your insight into the workings of the world. Great Job, my friend!!!
That poem ends perfectly.. Love is free. Jamie