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