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Keys To the World

Keys to the world 
By Michelle Morris
22/04/2023

We give the politicians the keys to the asylum
And then wonder why the world is going crazy
We the fearful and cowardly populace 
Of a cruel dystopian existence

Why do we do this?
Why can't we stand together?
Surely even the most humble among us
Could do it so much better?

Instead of creating solidarity
We seem to be pitted against each other
Always somehow feeding their agenda
The one percent that does no lasting good

They'll convince you that they're awesome
They'll flood you with their humanity
But behind the scenes so often the truth
Is hidden in horrible ignominy

And yet we still give them all the power
We still allow them all to rule
Being born with a silver spoon
Is no cause to be given a throne

We keep giving the rich and powerful
Keys to the world at large
Like the most beautiful pearls from oysters
Where we're just left holding the shells

Having wealth and power is a privilege
Is doesn't make them any better than anyone 
So often those velvet ropes they own
Are bought by leather whips on the backs of slaves

Those from savage shores afar
Those from savage lands so near
By labelling them as such
They convince themselves of human inequity 

Forgetting the rights they trampled upon
Forgetting the lands they took by force
Building mansions and estates all over
And claiming they're elite and better than all

It's time for history to be starkly revealed
It's time for penance and monetary appeals
Let us snatch those keys from cold, rich hearts
And give back the land and heal bodies and spirits to all parties 

We keep losing the keys to the power hungry that take it
But those are not the rightful choices
It's time to entrust the keys to those who've earned it
From lowly born to hard working humanhood 

© Michelle Morris, 2023

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