Modern Society

Slippery and slick
Greasy 
Teflon
Eel
Grasping the truth like
Driving 
Without
A wheel

Divert them and misdirect
Hide
Slink
Slither
It all will mount up
Soul
Shrink
Wither

Smoke and Mirrors
Shade
Shadows
Dark
Where will it end?
Life 
Without
Spark

Be straight and true
Open
Honest
Sincere
More of this we need
Truth
We should 
Revere

Are you honorable?
Upright
Decent
Good 
Do you have values?
Exist 
Without
A hood

Be who you really are
Arrow
Straight
Upright
Not another mask
Hidden 
Out of
Sight
Copyright © | Year Posted 2006

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