In Wake of This New Day

With these eyes I thought I had seen
All the wonders I could glean
From such a world of hypocrites
Who fuel the great machine

Of wide dissent and ill intent;
These bureaucrats so hell bent,
Driving forth their own agendas
With tales that they invent.

With these eyes I thought I had known
Where the winds of change had blown
In such a world of failing men
Who simply can’t atone

For all the wicked lies they told
To maintain a wrongful hold
On the minds of complacent youths
So easily controlled.

But I, in wake of this new day
Felt my world begin to sway
When in an instant I did see
A whole new shade of gray

That shattered everything I knew
About life and people too,
Leaving me to wonder now what
Is false and what is true.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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November 23, 2011 at 12:02 PM
Enjoyed reading your poetry today Christopher. Will be back another day to read more. Love, Carol
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November 27, 2011 at 8:42 PM
Thanks, Carol. It's good to see that you keep on coming back to read more. I appreciate it.
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