a catastrophic reality

we are a million lost & confused souls
trapped like meat within a can;
blindly misled & falsely fed
a hypocrisy of lies soiled deeply
throughout the many texts of history.

we exist candles left to fend
dancing within the storm & winds;
the images we’re programmed to be
somewhere on someone else’s tv.

we act & react
without ever stopping to realize
a hand covers our eyes;
we repress progress with one swipe
of our right-hand thumb.

we point our fingers blindly
unable to see
the only impurities here
visible are you & me.

we dance in the back of our minds
while our souls yearn to be free.

we dream hope, material prosperity &...

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