Blasting Off

"I only wish that ordinary people had an unlimited capacity for doing harm; then they might have an unlimited power for doing good."--Socrates BLASTING OFF What if human beings Were not broken sinners But the resilience of life Creating long-term winners Sitting on the launch pad Engines primed and ready Blast off is a go!!! Lifting off and climbing steady Floating above the blue A world of imperialism Masses in a learning curve Amidst a goal-setting schism No government ever to blame For even a single atrocity But an adolescent species Shirking its responsibility Yet growth being inevitable Stunned by its very speed Now we're getting so big! And such amazing dreams From rolling in the mud And outgrowing that fun Until we stop pointing fingers And we glow like the sun [I am proposing the idea that no government has ever been responsible for anything. Perhaps we sentient human beings hold all power yet are too reluctant to try to understand exactly who we are. Thus, perhaps we prefer bad governments and blame over .......... well, what would it mean to face ourselves without distractions to mask the pain?] Note: I hope this write doesn't make anyone angry. I know that mention of the word government ignites passions.