I watched a movie, with my eyes
with my heart, I realized
I’m not anywhere, near where
I’m supposed to be.
I’m posed
in limbo, even though
I said I’d never, ever
bend that way, and break
to society’s crushing influence, but
now I’m drowning in the sea of people
the masses produce, massed-produced
lives.
Super-sized and economized
corporations veiled our eyes with lies
spoon fed us with forks and knives
served us up with little care
those who served, died in despair.
Where was the country they protected?
Seeds of doubt spread, infected
overrun, and weeded out
those who led the freedom shout,
silenced voices of the people
by the people, for the good of the people –
Or so they tell us, and we believe, willingly
blind and dumb to what they’ve done
we settled down, and settled in
to lives unknown, and lawns all mown
white house and picket fences, we’re defenseless
to what the Man can do, and will, too.
The power we relinquish, won’t extinguish
their hunger for more, like before; they’ll
burn our lives, are you surprised?
Don’t try to cry, kiss freedom goodbye
we gave them this chance, gave up ours
had the power, and let it pass.
Our love and peace, have decreased
no more fight the power, the power fights back
it has an attack and we just sit back
what’s wrong with that? Well that shit’s wack…
Ok, so my point’s been lost, I’ve crissed and crossed
my meaning, so bad, there’s no redeeming
it or me, or society, but…
if you see what i see
please freeze your ways and seize the days
left, and write, your sight,
what you see will set you free
of the eruption of corruption,
the devastation of our nation
won’t pass,
the need for gas
won’t go, stray, or slow.
The Man steps and hates
is this the United States?
Is it too late to vacate
to stand up and step up?
It’s all or none for this to be undone,
birds of a feather, we do this together
not a small group, they’ll crush our troop(s)
believe in what we’re fighting for
be and live, we’ll stop this war
we won’t take it anymore.
After this is read, and in your head
I hope you’ll think and rethink
the words I’ve thought and thunk
until they’ve seeped and sunk
from my rhyme into your mind
I’m not out of mine, but in time
we could re-a-line your perception
of deception,what’s been so wrong
for so long, change is in the wind
I can feel it, blowing in………….
