Measured and Assessed
When you're in the womb
You are measured and assessed
When you are born
You are measured and assessed
As you grow each month and year
You are measured and assessed
When you go to school
You are measured and assessed
When you have a job or career
You are measured and assessed
When you have relationships
You are measured and assessed
In every aspect of your life
And in every step of your life
You are measured and assessed
By various grades and criteria
And at no point in any of these
Is your spiritual or mental well-being
Ever really measured or assessed
Until there is potentially a glaring problem
Or unless you choose to step outside
This rat race and do self-reflection
Look within and learn and grow
About your authentic self and soul
You are born from stars
You are part of the Cosmos
The entire Universe is within you
And is you, no matter what or where you are
You have the power of all life inside you
You have the power to change perception
And the power to change reality
And yet you are constantly subjected to testing
We are all treated like lab rats in society
And most people do not even stop to think about it
They do not analyse or question or step outside
The lines and boxes and mathematical algorithms
Even if you think you've escaped this mundanity
You are boxed in by social media and artificial intelligence
Herding you ever closer to some strange slaughter
That is planned because the little people may wake up
This weird matrix that has been constructed
Makes us very susceptible to living a lie
Living a small existence as allowed by
Governments and powerful corporations
When will we, the people, stop the madness?
When will we stand up to the chaos that is draining us?
For decades the alarms have been ringing
About so many things that are mostly ignored
From the environment to the annihilation of species
The racism and sexism and destruction of cultures and creeds
The mental health and education and welfare and overall health chaos
The power hungry, greedy, elitist games and traps
That create infighting where there should be solidarity
Where people see nationalism instead of humanity
Where they see lines and differences instead of similarity
And through it all, we are measured and assessed
Step by step throughout our lives
Not realising that we are part of a great extinction
Of ourselves and our authentic greatness
We are becoming shells
That echo into the Universe
Wondering why our souls
Have to keep coming back
© M Morris, 2022
Copyright © Michelle Morris | Year Posted 2022
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