Michael E. Harris Poet Free verse

Illusion Confronts Reality

WHEN REALITY
MEETS ILLUSION.
PROPAGANDA IS NO SURPRISE.
WHEN ILLUSIONS,
CONTROL REALITY,
IT ALL BECOMES A LIE.

PROGRAMMING.
GOING ON.
RIGHT BEFORE YOUR EYES.
SPIN AND TWIST.
MANIPULATE.
TURN IT IN TO LIES.

ILLUSIONIST.
PERFORMING.
WANT YOU, TO LOOK AWAY.
LOOK OVER HERE.
NOT OVER THERE.
THAT'S HOW THE GAME IS PLAYED.

TELLING YOU A STORY.
THAT'S PLAYED ON YOUR,
HART STRINGS.
STIRRING UP EMOTIONS,
TO MAKE YOU FEEL,
THESE THINGS.

THEY KNOW.
IF YOU HEAR IT FREQUENTLY.
THE TRUTH BECOMES A LIE.
NOT UNDERSTANDING,
MIND CONTROL.
YOU'LL NEVER ASK THEM WHY.

ALL ALONG.
THEY REEL YOU IN.
LIKE A SUCKER ON THE LINE.
SEEING THIS,
THINKING THAT.
IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.

WHAT HAPPENS
WHEN THE SHOW IS OVER?
ARE YOU STANDING IN THE COLD?
WILL FIFTY YEARS 
PASS YOU BYE?
LEAVE YOU BEING TOLD?
07012020

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Sand Blown July 1, 2020 at 6:30 PM ..it's a 'get born, stay warm, go to school, stay cool, get a job and be a knob for the consumer society you've been 't a u g h t' needs you till.....retirement time...bye.... …..luckily i've a couple of pensions andt canada has universal healthcare; saves yer bank accout : ) stan sand