Slam Poetry: Our Lovely God.
Lately I've been waking up asking myself the same question. This singular strand of thought that continually orbits through my mind. This Earth to my Sun, this Moon to my Earth, this War to my World, this Slavery to my Life.
This question of how deluded we've become as a collective, deafened by whispers of everything we desire; sweet nothings trickling down like polluted waterfalls through our ears, into our minds, stealing our thoughts, clouding our vision, leading us into belief that we can get everything we want, and that all we have to do...is put on the chains.
What a small price to pay, isn't it? Just put on the shackles, call it your god, pray to it five days a week, keep it's face close to you at all times either in your back pocket or your purse, exchange it to get your loved ones gifts and presents, and to have fun, and go to parties, and be able to LIVE!
Not to mention to get rid of those pesky crippling student loans you had to take to get educated, or to pay for your fathers medical bills to just keep him in a place where he will have a fighting chance against his leukemia, or how about just to get food, shelter, and water!
Is slavery really abolished I wonder? Or has it simply taken on a more desirable face? Less scars left by the cracking of a whip, more Presidents, Prime-Ministers, Queens, Kings, National Monuments, and the occasional Dictator.
I wonder what God is meant in "In God we Trust", is that Jesus? Allah? Vishnu? Or is it the very paper we're reading those twelve little letters from?
I'd definitely say its the latter. Speaking of stuff said, they say Lucifer can bring you all you desire, so long as you sell your soul to him, but thats silly! Who needs Lucifer when everything we want can be bought with our real God? Right?!
And it's so pretty too! Just look at it! Printed in a myriad of beautiful, vibrant, colors: Green, Blue, Yellow, Red, Red, RED. Red as the blood that is spilled in our Gods name, red as the pool of dried life essence on the cold, cracked, concrete floor of unknown alley in everywhere city as proof that society has taught us that a piece of paper is more important than that of a human life.
5000 years ago, the ancient Egyptians built a sprawling civilization, they were considered one of the greatest nations in history, yet we, as a more developed and modern society, mock their practices of burying their dead with all their worldly valuables, for their belief that they would be able to take it to the next life.
At least they believed they would take their gold with them..
What excuse do we have for putting paper on a Holy pedestal above Life?