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We The People

I know that you know that We The People

are smarter than the sovereignty.

What do they know that we have not already

concluded?

The thing about the hierarchies goes back

to the first organizations of life itself.

The survival of the fittest.

Or is it the most evil that survive?

Above the law is a realm all to itself,

man's  wicked capacities fueled by wealth.

Thinking critically, let’s take a closer look:

We are the aliens in this universe.

Aliens to everything that exists.

Do we really believe that there is something out there

more superior than us?

If anything, Earth is where all the gods reside.

Right? Give a mortal man control

and watch him become a god.

Life or death, the choice is yours to make

without preface or preamble,

without anything at stake.

Do it because you can.

Benevolence doesn’t rise to power,

it's all about now – the next second,

or in the next hour,

Control is everything;

blinded respect for authority,

no man is perfect,

only is he in his own eyes.

Millions perish. The corrupt stay corrupted.

The conquest to vanquish all

and to make the rest bow

down

and kiss the ass of yet another

demented human being.

— The Poetic Knight, Jul 12, 2009

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Ink Dragon

16 years 11 months ago

Knight,

you deserve an extra star for content here. I have just seen an exhibition about "traces of power", and your poem reminds me of the photographs I saw there. Very well expressed, too. Yours, ~Nina
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Seren

16 years 11 months ago

Knight

Your poetic sword is sharp here keep up the good work I will look for more from you this is brilliant ... Love Jayne x