Markus Jay Poet Free verse

whatever happened to

it’s lonely standing outside the cage
  with the left of centre attitude
             as
the majority look upon 
                      with disdain

whatever happened to freedom of expression?


   the darkness casts no shadows
              now that
the sold dream        has morphed 
         into a nightmare
and 
    the path to dystopia 
            is starting to get worn

populism has become
          democracies illusion
when opinions expressed
          go against the grain

whatever happened to 
       freedom to free speech?


a muzzled voice can’t scream
     so they just point  
and silently laugh
                  at the different

      but who is laughing?

behind the light the fork tongue speaks
through blinded eyes and closed ears
they perceive it to be true

the oils blackness has now seeped

the 21st century plague has eaten 

the jelly brains now blindly follow
   
      question not

 when the alarm bell rings
they all stop to sing 
     its tune
and those standing left of centre
are looked upon with disdain

whatever happened to the right
of having a different opinion?

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