The Man

Time is a rye, in this ill world of lies
we lead our lives, blinded by the tides
unable to subside our undeniable flaws,
our undeniable selfishness.

The power of one...they say, they say
The power of all, to become one
That'll be the day, i say, i say.

Confusion is instinctive, so fret on it not.
Confusion is fed to us by the higher man
The self-righteous "better" man

This man is no man, but a coward and a thief.
He feeds us fear
The fear that keeps us from standing up and screaming,
"No! No more!"

Indigenous innocence has been stolen
from the rightful hand of the common man.
They will tell you, this you must:
Work, stress, pay
Pay, stress, work.
And you listen, because of the fear.

The fear is fed to us by the higher man,
the greed driven "successful" man.
I have but one question....
when, and how, did the village idiot find the power?
We have made a mistake, my friends.
No mistake is un-fixable though...

Give it time
Give it effort
Give it hope

The power will be given back in good time
To the righteous, peaceful, honest man.

This will be the day.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2010



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Date: 3/9/2011 6:32:00 AM
Congratulations on your poetry making it through round one of PoetrySoup's contest. The best to you in the finals Dylan. Love Carol
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Date: 1/13/2011 10:03:00 AM
Congratulations on your featured poem this week Dylan. May you have many more. Love, Carol
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Date: 1/10/2011 12:23:00 PM
great write, Dylan good to see your vision is intact, good to see you outflow here.
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Date: 8/26/2010 7:50:00 AM
Welcome to Poetry Soup.. enjoyed your very creative write.. there are many contests offered on the contest page... check them out and enter ..to receive more recognition for your poetry ..luv..
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Date: 8/26/2010 4:00:00 AM
I would like to welcome you to PoetrySoup Dylan. Wishing you the best in your writing endeavors. If you have questions please feel free to ask anyone here. We are all willing to help and if we don't know the answer we will find someone who does. Love, Carol
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