like a flower held by a baby

when they say you have a voice,
that you can make change,
don't believe them.
it's to keep us complacent
with the idea that whatever we
do
will make for a better country,
a better standard of living,
a
better way of life.

if we were to suddenly realize
that
every part of our system was
a scam designed to set us up
for failure,
our causes would become aggressive.

"Give peace a chance," is a
beautiful sentiment until you
realize there are about a million
motherfuckers out there waiting for
you to lay down arms so they
can rip open a gash in your back.

"Vote for the lesser of two evils,"
sounds lovely until you come to
the understanding that you're still
voting for evil.

"Turn a blind eye," would be wonderful
if someone wasn't trying to poke the other
eye out.

"Live and let live," is a nice idea until you
figure out the other assholes are trying to kill
you.

we can look at all the beauty in the world,
all 15% of it, or we can be realistic with
the notion that 85% want to do you harm.

we can pretend that everyone is equal.
that way if anyone fucks up, no one is
to blame.

we can make the next generation
pay out the ass for an
education that won't leave them
with a pot to piss in.

or we could all stop paying for
the shit they are trying to cram down
our throats and watch the money drown on itself.

i see the beauty in the world.
do you?