Philosophical Fallacy

living in this flagitious society life becomes numb
yet we extrapolate irrespective reality till we become dumb


mental break downs and frivolous exercises of intellectual contempt
permeates a paradigmatic volition of unparsimonious content

we are axiomatic in our subjective minds as we conceptualize truths
but preconceived notions poison and impede the capacity of our fruits

berayed by the thick insulating cover of vitriolic and obligatory words 
you can see with more than our eyes and hear more than whats heard 

virtue and value will hurt you in battle 
as expression and intention fight for domain 

necessity and certainty like humans and cattle 
like pride and despair both going insane 

miraculous recoveries and extravagant claims 
cognitive faculties misfiring as the mind refuses to aim 

lost in translation as we wander our brains 
a mental castration of parabolic restrains 

feelings, opinions and emotions all subjective and chained 
like a broken track on a bridge made for a 4,000 ton train 

we refuse to abide by the laws in our hearts 
as we accept solipsism in whole and in part  

judgmental determinist with a maniacal skill
to violate logic and ignore the freewill 

you recapitulate hate and promulgate lies 
like maggots on a carcass embedded by flies

you are dead in your thoughts and dead in your walk 
Trace the outline of your body with a forensic white chalk 

to be dead in your mind is to be dead inside time 
and if life is subjective theres no reason or rhyme
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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La France Avatar
November 17, 2018 at 11:06 AM
John, oh what a deep and thought provoking poem, and those last two lines really spoke to me as so truthful, well done ~
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November 17, 2018 at 2:57 PM
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