Fooling Us All

Dumbing us down
no wonder we don't know
unaware for so long
feeding 
on what's been eating us

"but the bait tastes so good!"
we say
drooling diabetes down lazy lips
entranced
by high definition devices
all the world's shiny entices

and then there's addictions
the medications 
vibrations
frequencies 
they're fingering Mother Earth's atmosphere to
seducing mankind 
with the silence of her screams
raping our nurturer
as we remain oblivious

these elite thugs
conducting violence above the law
fooling us all

Copyright © | Year Posted 2012



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Date: 1/26/2012 12:19:00 AM
This poem reminds me of the beatniks that used to exchange seats on stage in a dark, smokey club back in the 60's. Wearing berets and dark sunglasses, reciting poems against the man and society to the snapping of fingers as applause. SNAP! SNAP!! SNAP!!! Rockman :-)
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Date: 1/25/2012 3:49:00 PM
Hey mr roboto read my last poem it's a description of some very serious THC issues lol
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Date: 1/25/2012 3:44:00 PM
Thank you for your comments on my poems, I really like yours...reminds me of "rage against the machine"
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Date: 1/21/2012 12:14:00 AM
This is such a good and thought provoking write, blessings, bren : )
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Date: 1/19/2012 9:51:00 PM
They are not fooling us all, they are just thumbing their noses at the smart ones of us who realize what they are up to. It's a sad world. this is very good, joey. So you homeschool your kids? ARe you crazy? hahaha. Luv, Andrea (school is to get them out of your hair, man!)
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