The evils of the government
Are pretty much bottomless
Yet people still submit their lives
And worship of their confidants
Trained to fear the world
Rolling armies out in prominence
Conjuring up wars
That they expedite with confidence
All caution to the err
Dropping bombs upon the slaves
Another third world
Reconstructed to a grave
Another resource
Let us carry on for days
With the illusion of a threat
You're guaranteed the people's praise
Oh, hallelujah
Flesh melting from their corpses
Their children turned to ash
Please send in the reinforcements
Broadcast that there is danger
And just fabricate the sources
No need to end a war
When you're flooded with endorsements
And if the foreign land’s exhausted
We'll just increase the population
Of the people of the prisons
That refuse the be our patrons
And everyone applauds
Whose hearts hold ignorance and hatred
And everyone's enthralled
By televised assassination
It's been a while since the holocaust
Maybe time to script a sequel
Let socialism run amuck
And sacrifice its people
They've submitted to the government
And that act has made them regal
The worthless toys and joys of tyranny
And now it's time to burn cathedrals
Nothing held sacred
In the rule of the State
No religious act more glorified
Then unrestrictive hate
Keeping life in constant tension
As a means to easily create
Division in the populous
That leads to segregate
With so many factions battling
Uncivil wars waging
Basing their beliefs
Based on the media's staging
Propaganda flooding minds
Deceptive yet engaging
Raising the vile and destructive
To contention and raging
Changing the multitudes
Adapting into legions
Drawing unity through violence
While society weakens
While society bleeds and
Ignores all of reason
For all humanity is lost
While evil has allegiance
© GaratheDen
© HeartOfBabel
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Garathe Den (Pseudonym) (
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'It's been a while since the holocaust
Maybe time to script a sequel'
we, who wield words like they're callous - dull, objects
need to be Very careful, my friend
to court catastrophe
even if merely, as 'shock tactics' of worded creativity,
may have consequences
far beyond, our imagination...
yes the images are black n white
yes, maybe it all happened before we were even born
But!
the victims of those atrocities
and their traumatised' children
walk among us, daily
read our words, daily
suffer ptsd breakdowns, daily
and so:
let's, be kinder
let's be more mindful
let's, not trigger their Pain and suffering unnecessarily, Please...
(forgive my tangent, dear Poet
I meant no disrespect)
The bigger issue at hand is that it doesn’t trigger pain, trauma or a grief to those who merely read it as a historical lesson, these atrocities. That, for many, their hearts are so far disconnected from empathy that they register absolutely no dismay what-so-ever. That’s where the true shock and trauma ought to have come from, that evil does in fact have allegiance, quite often.
I will also say this, if you have read any of my words within this piece as being cheap, dull or calloused, rather than in a very sharp and piercing and very real and deliberate and impassioned address, that is on you, not me. I think caution about talking about serious matters is far too often merely for those who have a disinterest in the subject matter, those who are inconvenienced by that which they have no love in their heart to even care about. And those types of people aren’t worth catering to. Society needs to learn how to be aware of issues on a grand scale, rather than pussyfooting around problems unless it serves for a political benefit.
Thanks for taking the time to read this piece and for sharing your thoughts. I personally appreciate it.
Each to their own I guess.
I personally know far too little, to assume
what society does or doesn't need, but
I also see theirs a huge majority
that desperately need a wake up call
as they traverse life, thumb scrolling up n down
their 'digital cookies, customised' propaganda
of a pixelated reality
that's being curated for them, by some random stranger...
so, Yes I understand your perspective.
Still, I can't help shuddering
when I think someone reads the quote I highlighted
and it brings back their repressed traumas....
Thanks for engaging and not taking my rude words
in a negative light.
Always a wonderful surprise
to engage with an open minded individual,
a true rarity of modernity...
I think it is safe to say that a vast majority of the world hurts in some capacity or another, and it is why these propagated factions are formed. It gives them a sense of identity and belonging, and to each their own, an emotional and intellectual dependence and safety net. Whether it is a healthy emotional and intellectual support or not. But the fact that these factions are formed, and the world is still hurting and unable to heal from all the various traumatizing elements that individually haunt them, it is a telling thing that these factions and mediums aren’t really all that beneficial to their well-being (as being more closed-minded prevents one from being able to see in a heavier way).
I think it is why, for the most part, I try to write as real as I can, and don’t all that often write the fanciful things. I think, in my own personal life experiences, I don’t see people being honest with themselves and with the true implications of what is going on around us. So I try to call a spade a spade, even if it is offensive to me, or uncomfortable, or traumatic. And, by doing so, by writing in this manner, sometimes there is a discussion that can be invited, that delves into a differing perspective, and sometimes those differing perspectives and conversations can reveal a more honest truth to myself (which may be my ultimate objective). But the most interesting part, while some have definitely seen some of my poems as more cynical (which is odd that sometimes point-blank truth can be interpreted that way), in other areas that I have shared different writings, I have been surprised at some of the more well-received receptions (that despite what is televised and commonly retorted, there are people who are equally frustrated with the state of many things, and that those without a popular societal medium to voice the different frustrations, are many in populous. The idea that “You are not alone, even if you think you are.”).
No doubt everyone has veils over their eyes, at least at some point in their lives. But the ability to openly discuss and question beliefs and understandings, at least leaves a hope to see passed indoctrinations and obtain a more honest perspective, appearance and healing, etc. sort of like a refining fire, you get the privilege to scorch away things that are untruths and past beliefs do not get to define you. It is refreshing!
There are no rude words, only emotions, and even those in malice can be interpreted as kindness. Always a pleasure to read your thoughts!
'But the ability to openly discuss and question
beliefs and understandings, at least
leaves a hope to see passed indoctrinations
and obtain a more honest perspective'..
this is so true and essential
and that's why that 'judas brother royal's', questioning
of the 1st amendment (freedom of speech)
a few months back
and his ignorant 'I don't understand it', statement
made me so ashamed.
But, ultimately its a question of perspective and cost
what price are we willing to pay, to save the majority
is it ok to underestimate, the effect of our words
and supposedly minuscule actions
if we're only effecting a minor section of society
and if so, how far can we walk that path?
Is that how zealotry mindsets get formed/warped
by trying to believe in a process
or actionable choices, to effect
the problems in our society
and not just, have our words
amount to meandering nothingness.
I don't know, I personally lack the conviction
to knowingly prioritise a set of action, or choices
that come at a cost
of potential suffering to others,
but then, that's why people like me
are forgotten and those who can stir society
into action: are remembered, rightly.
In the end, we're just wannabe Poet's
trying to enable people, I think
and have them engage
with the problems/struggles
we can all identify, with
so easily: clearly...
(sorry for the lengthy reply
thanks for the wonderfully healthy dialectic
a rare treat, truly!)
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