We invented the systems within which you exist,
And created the armies where we insist you enlist,
Controlling you as our puppets with our cast iron fist,
Denying you any chance to persist or resist.

We constructed your illusions laced with afflictions,
Built on alcohol and sugar to become your addictions,
Which we manufacture in abundance without any restrictions,
To manipulate and influence your deepest convictions.

We removed your conscious choice that’s no longer missed,
To the point you cannot even remember the gist,
Your brainwashed mind is now numb and dismissed,
So you follow our rules with no fate you can twist.

Our media and content become your distractions,
With materialistic attractions to seduce your perceptions,
Spreading infections to increase your prescriptions,
While our monopolist board members toast their deceptions.

But deep underground where the masses are contained,
Lies an educated minority who feel unrestrained,
Driven by overwhelming desire to expose the unexplained,
Awakened and aware with their consciousness regained.

No longer are they fooled by the egocentric state,
That’s designed to encourage fear and amplify hate,
They will start a new slate with no need to dictate,
And create their own world in a new twist of fate.

They know the current system cannot be sustained,
And those already trapped in it cannot be retrained,
For most have sold their soul laying dormant and detained,
It’s the next generation who will live their lives unchained.

Unlike their predecessors they will not take the bait,
They will revolt and rebel to make our world great,
They will build a new paradigm on which all can create,
I just hope they awaken before it’s too late.

by John Michaelson~

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