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OPIATE OF THE MASSES

Those turned-up, star-burned eyes, those believers -- they mistook truths for long-told lies, storied pages for a holy book. The masses yearning for a place to fix their roaming gaze an underworld or starry face, a theory or a praise. Like wild beasts who reign themselves, they tightly bind their minds. It’s easier to box and shelf the whims of humankind.
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Written by
caroliner2018
F / California
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Written by
caroliner2018
F / California
Published
Dec 29, 2017
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14·61
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#religion#opiate#faith#lies#bible#blindness#humanity#control#christianity#follow
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