Thoughts

Where do I start? 

I hate where the world is heading to.

There is no peace,

No justice,

Just war and threats.

Those left for dead.

Left in the streets, in their homes.

Left to dissolve into nonexistence,

Left to be used as political fodder.

Optics this, optics that,

That is what all this is!

Only using that which enriches you in your ivory tower.

Leaving us "peasants" to fend and fight each other.

It should be nothing like this.

Infighting between communities,

Children unwanted and unloved,

Homeless left destitute on the streets.

Without a penny to their name,

Without a kindness shown,

Especially from those who say they would fight with them.

Do not come at me and say:

"What about the economy?"

"What about my life?"

"Think of the children!"

Those are sentiments used to deflect, divert, distract.

You do not care about injustices.

YOU care about your bottom line.

Do not bring your god into this,

For you do not listen to them anyway.

You twist and pervert their teachings,

Whichever way to dissolve your sins.

Make those who are less fortunate, 

Those trying to get by,

Become a sin for just existing.

Only for vanity reasons,

Do they call themselves a follower.

Women left in coffins.

Children left in coffins.

Instead of saving one,

You would instead see both needlessly die.

A horrific, traumatic, painful death.

Deaths that could have been avoided.

But you cower behind your god.

To cover your bigoted thoughts,

Your need to control and subjugate.

Terror, Threats, Tribalism:

These are what you use to fuel the fire.

A fire you create to keep yourself in power.

But a fire must always be fed to burn bright.

Then what would happen if that fire burned too brightly?

What if the fire were to be snuffed out?

What if the fuel is no longer effective to keep lit?

Those who thought they were in the light,

Have now seen that they are living in the shadows.

The shadows created to cast out the truth,

To keep the average person left in the dark.

How are we to traverse the darkness without a guide?

A guide is to lead people towards the light,

Not leading it to darkness and despair.

One person, just one person

Can lead those blindly following a corrupted guide,

Back to the way towards the light,

Back towards the truth, not lies.

One person can knock down the fragile façade,

The rickety veneer of strength and charisma.

One brave soul that answers the call,

The call to defend those who cannot defend themselves,

To defend the morals and values of a peaceful community,

A harmonious way of life.

This way of current life is poison to the soul;

Clogging our lungs with deceitful tar,

Giving us hope with dishonest promises,

Blinding us with illusionary smiles.

As you shake our hands in comradery,

The knife is hidden by your sweet lies.

One person, one to start a new fate,

To shake the status quo,

Break down horrifically disgusting social norms.

To help those stand up for themselves,

See those around them as friends and allies,

Not as enemies.

Only one person.

One person to plant the seeds of hope.

A hope for a better future.

One person.

That is all it takes.

One Person.