Eyes in the sky

Eyes in the Sky 7/30/2012

I would wait for tomorrow
But tomorrow is today
As we look over our shoulder
To see whats in store.

Increasingly logged, tracked, and labeled
We become the lab rats in disguise
Running through a maze
Without a plan
And never a prize.

Trained to obey
And shocked into submission
We learn to acquiesce
Or die on the way.

The blood hands reach for us
And the fingers become tentacles
Reaching into every crack
Until we have no secrets
Mystery or freedom.

Our identity lost
And replaced with a group
Either for reward
Or punishment.

All they needed was a crisis
To take away who we are
Rushing in to fill the vacumn
When peace and stabilty
Have gone.

Causing the collaspe
Just to pick up the pieces
And looting the treasure
Just to confiscate the rest.

It is here
And it is now
Beneath the surface
As we dive for cover.

After the firefight
The gunfire is sporadic
As the wounded are evacuated
And the dead litter the street.

Everyone is hiding
Because the sky is full of spies
Looking for something
With thousands of eyes.

The future is here
And it is naked and ugly
Fueled by unreported hate
And lust for control.

If you leave life to chance
Then eventually the good shall rise
As the foolish are brought along.
By the responsible, decent, and wise.

Freedom allows man to create
And allows him to thrive
Neither hindered by bureaucracy
Or persecuted by tyranny.

But man loves to pull the levers
And man loves to set the stage
Taking power into his own hands
To change the obvious
And rearrange right and wrong.

To hire and fire
And tilt the playing field
Either for against
The good, the bad, and the ugly.

Making life harder and harder
On the good and enterprising
While excusing the horrors
Of the violent and terrorizing.

Time will tell
What we do
At the crossroads of history
When the time has come
And even seconds count.

You can go and hide
Or you can come out swinging
Willing to pay the price
For a future
Waiting to be born.