soundtrack for the collapse of the empire.
part ii.
i will rise above towards the mountaintop
before the corporation comes and
sets up its plantation.
my ideals are too radical,
but at least i have some.
yours can be bought, can’t they?
or they can become easily subdued at
the slightest threat of
fear or pain.
and yes i am also scared and terrified,
but am so much more
of what will happen if we just ignore
what’s happening around in the world.
for love of country, you’re willing to die?
what fucking country?
they hand you a gun, and send you
off. a boy off to war, and
call you a soldier.
i head to the streets with no weapons, unarmed
to fight for what’s mine. my life
and peace of mind, and i’m just
a rebel.
if you die for country,
i’ll die for love and humanity
because i’m not trying to save a way of life,
but to ensure there is a way of life
to save.
i will rise above the masses and the populous.
we, that don’t have anything, are destined to be
subjugated to be employees and renters of
property.
nobody owns anything.
your land belongs to the city,
and the city is owned by the state,
and the state is owned by the feds,
and your country is a corporation
with a board and invisible CEO’s
that control everything;
it’s no longer even a conspiracy
as everything is done before our eyes
and our consent
through locally held elections
of which far less than half of the population participates in.
I read part iii first and wondered if I missed part ii. Glad I didn’t!
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If only we could focus, stay pointed. Not be bought or subdued at the threat of fear and pain…if only more people believed long enough to force the changes that need to happen.
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Read while listening to VNV Nation 🙂
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Dang, I really love everything you write. Your “poetic voice” (or whatever you want to call it) is really, really captivating.
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Yep, we are totally powerless to control the controllers and the politicians unless we can afford to get into the league with the players.
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chorus
of the collapse
~
the sound of people
squashed
by corporations
protected with rights
of a person
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This and part one, are what poetry is all about.
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Wow, damn, thank you so much for the comment. Very humbled by those kind words. Thank you again.
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