Thoughtless ~ #OpenLinkNight @dVersePoets
Without faith in yourself
how can you proclaim faith in the unknown
Children bow to elders
seeking wisdom of the ages
Systemized and trained
brainwashed to think they know
It is the elders who pass the poison
in knockoff kool-aid cups.
Text book programming
vibration through brand name sponsors
as the parasite seeks out host
latching on, the sucking begins
dumbing down, dumbing down, dumbing down
Occasionally...a rift appears
when kool-aid seeps through unseen cracks
to meet with a mind immune
from teachers to preachers
stymied
The lab coat army marches to the rescue
Prescription pads
and medicare
We'll pay to ensure you meet current criteria
and should treatment prove ineffective
We'll pay to make sure all know
the failure you are destined to be
No purpose for society
medicated, hated
your free thinking mind
sacrilege
against pre programmed limitations.
It's OpenLinkNight at dVersePoets and I get to host the party! For those along the east cost, hope your weathering the storm okay...trust you're in our thoughts. Stay safe out there, Poets!
how can you proclaim faith in the unknown
Children bow to elders
seeking wisdom of the ages
Systemized and trained
brainwashed to think they know
It is the elders who pass the poison
in knockoff kool-aid cups.
Text book programming
vibration through brand name sponsors
as the parasite seeks out host
latching on, the sucking begins
dumbing down, dumbing down, dumbing down
Occasionally...a rift appears
when kool-aid seeps through unseen cracks
to meet with a mind immune
from teachers to preachers
stymied
The lab coat army marches to the rescue
Prescription pads
and medicare
We'll pay to ensure you meet current criteria
and should treatment prove ineffective
We'll pay to make sure all know
the failure you are destined to be
No purpose for society
medicated, hated
your free thinking mind
sacrilege
against pre programmed limitations.
It's OpenLinkNight at dVersePoets and I get to host the party! For those along the east cost, hope your weathering the storm okay...trust you're in our thoughts. Stay safe out there, Poets!
Comments
look forward to seeing you behind the bar tonite tash...
"A mind immune from teachers to preachers"
That is what it takes...never seemed that difficult to think for myself...always wondered why so few were willing to do it.
I wonder, in another 50, 75, 100 year, what kind of wisdom will be offered with that kool-aid.
Very thought provoking write Tash
No need to visit back. No post from me this week.
Your writing wakes me up to my responsibility as an elder. Well done.
look up the song Carefully Taught from the musical South Pacific
relevant
We are a medicated society -- and the number of prescriptions that doctors have senior citizens take is quiet astonishing! Scary --
Again, Natasha -- you got me a going here!! Congrats on a great write!
I'll pass on the kool-aid. There is a difference between faith and "blind faith"
Excellent
It is the elders who pass the poison
in knockoff kool-aid cups.
to meet with a mind immune
from teachers to preachers
stymied
The lab coat army marches to the rescue
Prescription pads
and medicare
As we're battling my grandson's teacher, who has on her own decided he needs to be on ADHD medication. All of us and his doctor strongly disagree. It seems these very young teachers have been taught that any student that shows an inclination to think on their own should be medicated.
And, if you know any musicians trained in the art, a damned good industrial song to boot.
Nice for you to dedicate a few wishful thoughts to those who are dealing with the witch-spirit of Sandy.
:-)
I loved your rant against conformity -- the banner of most poets.