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Been There - Done That

We preached passivity with violence
While spewing raucous vitriol

Offered all inclusion
Beneath a tie-dyed flag

Whispered to the innocent
Of the evil’s oh so near

Supported certain candidates
Just to get their ear

Taught kids how to rant and chant
Not how to understand

Promised them the everything
Of the nothing in our hand

Then promised them at bedtime
There’s a god that has a plan

We wished to keep them mindless
Thoughtless and uninformed

To cherish being average
And well within the norm

Finally, convince them
To fit in they must conform


John G. Lawless
©6/25/2023

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Paul Willason Date: 6/26/2023 8:40:00 PM You've hit the target with every line John. With such input how could we expect anything different. A splendid poem....yr words "to keep them mindless, thoughtless and uninformed" reverberates with a terrible sadness.... Login to Reply