by sidney | |
Published on: Nov 7, 2003 | |
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Type: Poetry | |
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I told everyone that I would complete this mind-field of a task Even if it was at my own peril I have not chosen that path of least resistance But instead dive into unknown territory without any compass Fear pumps through my veins destroying vital assets The brain slowly shuts down and decision-making is not well though out Logic, objectivity and zeal is slipping away I am watching myself still pushing forward senselessly Like a rabbit animals unaware of its lethal wounds I still forge ahead to do battle Where does this deadly drive to continue originate? I see this treacherous journey in front of me My path furnished with bodies of previous free thinkers But yet this feeling compels me to move on I maneuver threw this grave yard of human spirits That was poison with ill will, negativity and toxic venom of hate Apprehensive about looking in their faces For their eyes might reveal my fate My fallen comrades devoid of all individuality Reduce to mindless sheep Control by the rotating populist But yet I ignore my fear and digress Looking at eyes with broken spirits I had and epiphany I realized why I choose to take this road less traveled Not to conform to ever changing norms of a few people Not to fuel their narcissism and become a follower I don’t want fear to guide my decision-making Haunted about what others may think It all leads to maintaining my individuality The ability to feel and think with a liberated spirit Helps sustain life and fuel its growth Not being able to express my thoughts and ideas Is an automatic death sentence to me? So I have to be aware and on guard at all times That a part of me is not slipping away to the masses For the enemy is a chameleon constantly shifting? And constantly plotting my downfall So I continue this noble quest To challenge the status quo Breathe life into the walking corpses Unmask the hypocrisy of society And pull the rug from underneath false gods For doing these things maintain my individuality A mantra is devise as a reminder why I fight Never to be domesticated to the dogma of others Always be wild and uninhabited when it comes to thinking Don’t be afraid to trust the heart more than the brain For everything that same logical is not always right « return. |