Sold by Their Own Madness
Futile, the waves of oppression,
those blatant walls of periphery,
where unspoken laws weigh down will
and without our notice, we in compliance
wander the earth thinking freedom.
For I see them, those walls,
and refuse to be a blind man’s bluff,
a rough impression of a gormless flock,
intent on following the creed, what many believe
in this illusion of immunity.
We are pawns, voiceless dupes in a storm,
swirling rage around our fragile being,
seeing little in the vortex, a context in which
we are so sublimely used to,
and as mushrooms cringe in their shadows.
The truth is out there, but who dares to know it,
reveal a nonconformity and show it,
when those who craft the delusions
command the institutions that can end us whole,
well before we’re old.
I’m no martyr, a heart of sacrifice,
but I will not lose my mind to lies,
and cannot sympathize with those who perpetrate
the pretense that the common good is focused,
broken the promises of leadership and peace.
The spirit is all that holds purity here,
for greed and selfish motives drive the course of humanity,
every aspect of society, commerce and politics,
and for me, in my sanctum,
I shall maintain my belief that love will conquer all.
‘Till then my words will echo the truth,
and lies renounced for all they are,
and my faith in love and the power of good will shine,
even in the darkest storm,
for in the end, we are spirit, the flesh a shell no more.
So open your eyes to the deceit,
the lies we’re fed so relentlessly,
and know those who regurgitate them
are far less than they believe,
sold by their own narcissism and madness.
Tony DeLorger © 2018
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Very well expressed and a great message to open eyes and hearts. I especially like the lines ” my faith in love and the power of good will shine,
even in the darkest storm,
for in the end, we are spirit, the flesh a shell no more.”
Great work, Tony.
Glad you appreciated it Phyllis. Take care.