Walking around with pretty Loreal eyes
but something behind them is broken
all the mascara in the world
cannot force your eyes to be open

Throw-away necklaces and bracelets
sparkle bright, dazzle and glisten
all the pretty earrings you own
do not mean your ears will listen

Seeing the world through shutters
too scared to look close up
claiming to be awake
without ever waking up

You may as well wear an eye mask
every hour, every day
and some ear plugs and some handcuffs
every time you pray

You think your life is superior
your little quest to get richer
never bothering to consider
that there lies a bigger picture

Thousands of women and children
exhausted, bleeding and choking
in factories across Asia
so that we may afford cheap clothing

Millions of animals, every day
*****, murdered, hung by their feet
because your taste buds prefer it
because you ‘cannot live without meat’

‘If it were that bad the government would stop it’
blind faith in everything they quote
forgetting they also once allowed slavery
and forbade your grandmother’s vote

I want to master my femininity to bring the richest of pleasures to myself and my partner
so that our love-making sends us to a higher consciousness
so that we may create beautiful life in this way

I want to know myself and the human psyche well enough to create an environment in which my children may flourish
where they may become beautifully- energised beings, vibrating with love and joy wherever they go

I want to help heal this world
I want to stand proud when the truth is revealed and the end is near
knowing that I didn't go down without a fight
that I stood for those who wanted it and those that didn't think we needed it
for those that saw
and for the blind

I love your sensitivity
nurture it, it's a treasure
like a superhuman power
said noone to anybody ever

You're upset oh no- I must fix this-
you're broken, please don't cry
these tears make me uncomfortable
supress them, make them dry

A perfectly natural display
of normal human behaviour
is seen by some as weak
too feminine, a problem, a failure

Stop being so ****** sensitive
they're just animals, killed for us
now eat up all your diner
and stop making such a fuss

Don't question, object or argue
just nod, agree and grin
there's no place for emotional outbursts
in the society we're in

It seems sometimes today
with all this mad confusion
in a world of talking robots
we've forgotten that we're human

Yes I want to notice a smartly-dressed
pensioner alone by a train,
to image how it feels
feel his wisdom, feel his pain

because to feel a pull of emotion
glancing at a passing strangers eyes
is neither a weakness nor a hinderance
but a blessing in disguise

               ~

Marketing and billboards
adverts on tv
they put them there to blind us
so we look but we don't see

If you think you do, you don't
know what's really going on
if you think it makes us happy
I'm sorry, but you're wrong

These incidents that happen
are merely a distraction
to conquer and divide us
so they can take their action

The poison's everywhere
but no-one really looks
it's in our food and water
and our education books

At first it seemed it was just me
the only one to care
but I looked a little further,
there were others everywhere

This is no place to be natural
everything human you must hide
the true colour of your skin and lips
and push your thoughts aside

Because if I'm allowed to show
the real tone of my face
they couldn't sell their makeup
to the entire human race

Lighten it or tan it
we care about your skin
if you're slim where are your curves?
if you're big why aren't you thin?

Why can't you just be you?
have you ever even asked?
what are you scared of showing?
do you fear to be unmasked?

For we all feel vulnerability
it's part of being human
and if we cover it, what example
are we setting for our children?

So speak up and be honest
if you don't want to do
what everybody else does
and just want to be you

~

* It is no measure of health to be well-adjusted to a sick society
Jiddu Krishnamurti

Hold my hand, while we walk
find out everything about me
but drop our connection just one inch
and I'll detach immediately

Gaze into my eyes and soul
you think I want to stay
but listen to my change of tone
I'm actually pulling away

I try to act like I'm so strong
when really I'm scared to start
to fall in love with someone
who'll probably break my heart

But I've discovered a solution
no matter what you say
I'll ensure that any feelings
self-destruct within one day