The unwritten Rule

I hear people saying
that we should
listen to our inner child,
that we should be more
intuitive and give in to our gut,
but what if your inner child says
fuck it? What then?

What if the only thing that
keeps you going
is your rational mind,
your logic?

And what if your rational mind
finds an irrational environment?
Do you suddenly evolve to your
surroundings and ignore a lifetime
of logical thought?

The rules change all the time.
Consistency is a thing of the past.
So you have to wonder,
who makes the rules?
Who enforces the rules?
What do the rules matter
if those who make the rules
and enforce the rules
no longer follow the rules?
You're only obligated to
follow the rules
if you can't afford to
break the rules.

Let us not speak of those
who bend the rules
because that's an entirely
different topic.

So maybe we should point
our fingers
at those who design the rules,
make the laws,
and enforce the laws
only for people who cannot
afford to break them.