Free will is a part of human consciousness
But most are unaware that it exists here.
They are content to continue on a fixation
Consuming and ingesting, unthinking and insincere.
When one is confronted, it's easy enough to point
The finger of righteous indignation
At the faceless, emotionless harbingers of news
And blame them for society's destruction.
But the truth is that we all have the ability
To stand back and question what is presented
To us, on a plate, everyday, instigate,
The thought process to provoke dissent.
It doesn't stop to occur to many people
That we actually have a say in the matter
Of what actually filters into our minds.
Authorities decry this mind over matter,
'Cause it's the one thing they strive to control,
But however hard they try, and no matter what they do,
Only you can decide to reject
The intentionally false, hysterical hullabaloo.
It terrifies the authoritarians no end
And their white noise intensifies with fear.
The mechanics of mental control grind ever harder
And batter your mind into submission sincere.
Because they can't stand to think of you making your own choice
And having your own voice, standing up and shouting out,
"I refuse to convene to your rules anymore,
And I won't bow down to your religion devout!"
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Standing in the Shadows of Giants
PoetryMy first attempt at a poetry collection, this is a selection of works that I mainly wrote across the summer of 2010, with some other stuff in there too. Forbidden love, unrequited love, love in general, betrayal, social observation - it's all here t...
