If you take a chance and glance
Beyond that which is called
Extenuating circumstance.
You may see that the powers that be.
Seek justice ..but only for a system
That they rely on to maintain
. ......A status quo
A stagnant pool of nepotism
Slash latent schism
Where division...
....Trumps any decision
Where progress might find a foothold
Where justice demands they trust US
To control a destiny
Once promised on paper
That has been perverted
Diverted
Until it is now a point of such
Vehement derision
That stagnation seems so ingrained
That it's acceptance
Is as routine
As the gavels banging
Or the detention door clanging
That it should rattle
To the very core
Any citizen
Who believes in the idea of
Freedom ,human rights
And the pursuit of happiness
Reality is often a hard pill to swallow
Especially when the acidic water
Of the shrinking pool
That we all inhabit.. has...
...Stopped breathing
And is slowly dying
While some keep denying
That anything is wrong
No need to believe
That trouble looms
On the horizon
So choked with smoke
That the sun struggles to deliver
Any promise --dusk or dawn
And troubled waters rise up
In rebellious consternation
Spilling into unfamiliar places
As it chases
Destitution onto higher ground
Of desperation
And alienation
Revelations will soon dictate
Maybe way ..way ..too late
That hesitation is becoming as absolute
As inspired introspection is becoming obsolete
The status quo is all they know
Those who have the power
To pull the world together
But haven't got the will power
To do anything
That might cause them
To take a chance and glance
Beyond that which we call
An extenuating circumstance.
Dec 6, 2015
Dec 6, 2015 at 5:36 AM UTC
If you take a chance and glance
Beyond that which is called
Extenuating circumstance.
You may see that the powers that be.
Seek justice ..but only for a system
That they rely on to maintain
. ......A status quo
A stagnant pool of nepotism
Slash latent schism
Where division...
....Trumps any decision
Where progress might find a foothold
Where justice demands they trust US
To control a destiny
Once promised on paper
That has been perverted
Diverted
Until it is now a point of such
Vehement derision
That stagnation seems so ingrained
That it's acceptance
Is as routine
As the gavels banging
Or the detention door clanging
That it should rattle
To the very core
Any citizen
Who believes in the idea of
Freedom ,human rights
And the pursuit of happiness
Reality is often a hard pill to swallow
Especially when the acidic water
Of the shrinking pool
That we all inhabit.. has...
...Stopped breathing
And is slowly dying
While some keep denying
That anything is wrong
No need to believe
That trouble looms
On the horizon
So choked with smoke
That the sun struggles to deliver
Any promise --dusk or dawn
And troubled waters rise up
In rebellious consternation
Spilling into unfamiliar places
As it chases
Destitution onto higher ground
Of desperation
And alienation
Revelations will soon dictate
Maybe way ..way ..too late
That hesitation is becoming as absolute
As inspired introspection is becoming obsolete
The status quo is all they know
Those who have the power
To pull the world together
But haven't got the will power
To do anything
That might cause them
To take a chance and glance
Beyond that which we call
An extenuating circumstance.
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