Willingly, Consciously, Choose

“Follow the Leader”, I recall is a children’s game In reality, not an easy choice to make And in retrospect, if it's taken literally, Our world would surely fall flat and break We’ve had our share of Hitlers and Stalins Saw how those who followed lost their humanity consciously, opting to follow, blindly Exchanging souls for false pride and insanity! We’ve had our share of Kings and Dalai Lamas Those who chose to followed gained peace and wisdom Willingly, consciously, they saw “good” and chose To follow paths to be part of a better system Follow the leader if you wish, it isyour right, your choice Yet, weigh his words, compare your ideals with his Or be lead down a slippery slope Into the abyss intended for evil doers *Not for Carolyn's Contest!