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Social Darwinism

Elite on top; below fall the rest
Constantly competing for who is the best
Smartest, strongest, who’s the most cool
Society transforms you into a tool

Who’s the most popular; who’s got cool hair
When in reality the world does not care
Who’s got the best looks; who’s got the best grades
Who’s wearing the designer shades
Who’s the biggest; who’s the strongest
Who’s image will last the longest
Who’s the richest and who has all the toys
The hottest chicks get all the boys
The strongest men get all the girls
They flock to them with golden curls
If you’re not the best at something
You are no one and you mean nothing

Why is this the way society thinks?
Egos grow while others shrink
Those who are different are labeled “weird”
And their ideas are to be feared
The strong will last; the weak die out
With no one to hear them cry out
Everyone chasing the American Dream
But that dream is dead; too far downstream

Is this the way it has to be?
In society’s trap and never free?
When we are all humans one-in-the-same
Running through life and playing its game
For at the end there is no prize 
For how high in the ranks you rise
Everyone just fades away
Into the light of another day

So, I won’t be defined by society
Social Darwinism means nothing to me

Copyright © Dylan Foss | Year Posted 2015

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The Grahamburglar Date: 9/5/2015 9:32:00 PM Easy 7. I really enjoyed reading this Dylan. I often reflect on whether the things we do will ever really have a lasting impact. Of the billions of people who have walked the Earth, only a small handful are remembered more than a few decades from their passing. I suppose you get out of life what you put in, and if your endeavors are meaningful to you, that's all that really matters in the end. Great write, and thanks for sharing it. Login to Reply