Out on a limb
With the weight
Of the world
Must stronger
Than a twig
Dark and depressing.
Sunken into dirt
We lift up the rocks
As long as can
Against the grain.
When there was hope
We could lift mountains
Even in uncertainty
And even with nothing.
But now we look
And find hopelessness
Scanning the landscape
Of addiction
And despair.
Nothing but empty buildings
And garbled words
All conversations alien
And Unintelligible.
No more Christmas lights
And no more Halloween
As the standards fall
And traditions fade.
Strangers in a strange land
Out of place
And out of time
Unwanted reminders
Of what was.
Unwelcome
And vilified
The always demeaned
And easily attacked.
Lining their pockets
And managing our decline
The pretenders of fortune
With blood on their hands.
Enriched by suffering
And protected by walls
The gatekeepers of influence
High and mighty.
Helping their friends
And punishing the truth
We see only in part
While others laugh
And gloat.
Vision is limited
But helps to search
As long as you are ready
To learn
And to know.
Once you make the leap
There is no turning back
The view behind the curtain
Terrifying
But true.
No comments:
Post a Comment