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.
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