Bella Shepard

Conscience

Somewhere in their history

They were taught

That there is danger in a thought

That skepticism is a sin

You must never let that goblin in

And questions never solve a thing

Confusion the only thing they bring

It became so easy not to think

And so their brains began to shrink

They forfeited integrity

Then surrendered common decency

All for the sake of expediency

They closed their eyes

And bought the lies

Where reason did once abide

They took the word of those who lied

And in doing so

The conscience died