Are We Shocked

powerful men hold human life in the palm of their greasy hands struggle for more power weakens the economy stronger the greed greater the need war is a drum the beat stops the heart of man from beating not liberating deliberate debilitating dark as the night sky sprinkles of sunshine shrouds of clouds thick enough to poke holes through smoke puncture the globe release the pressure of the world about to explode the banner of freedom hangs overhead like a stronghold are we can we be free from pending poverty who's afraid of the dark "not me" turn off the light if we still got sight we still gone see our greatest fear is we don't eat we can't feed a crying need we can plant but can't water the seed push the power button to proceed the light should come on if it don't something's wrong it's probably fuseless or the problem could be the circuit breaker is useless light a candle fix it or call a electrician hire a professional to splice wires don't srart a fire don't get electrocuted wading in the deep especially in a wake of a hurricane wrth more thunder on the way real or fake on the playground in the sandbox we play like the one is on the way the one we claim never left us in the first place the one who rose on the third day while those we call they continue to stockpile bodies bootlick realpolitik spin the world around and turn it upside down perplexed I say not it's as plain as day