We are our own worst enemy

We are our own worst enemy

October 28, 2024

Have we been played for fools?

Have those that seek our trust

Really seek our trust funds?

If the Sword of Damocles should fall

Will it sever our bindings?

Or our will to resist further bondage?

Have those that have us

By our hairs rendered short

From birth

From selective breeding

Explained as evolution

Never explained as slavery

Our gilded cage was made of gold

The price they paid for our

Acceptance of servitude

Then gold became gold plated and then gold painted

Finally, they just redefined rust as gold

It was cheaper this way

This way became their way

Having never otherwise known better

Their way became our way

We urged others not to rock the boat

Then we made that policy a law

Instilling another generation to servitude

We rested on our laurels

We rested on our broken spirits

Our overlords were satisfied

With our ignorance

With our weakness

Accepting scraps from the bounty of our heritage

The overlords are long since departed

But their memory persists

No one dares fight their legacy

The trains always ran on time

Was our excuse for our subjugation

As we crushed the will of those who thought otherwise

We are our own worst enemy