Aug 2013
Blister bites
Beneath the skin
Of conflict wars
In ignorance
The border die
Was fixed at six
Symmetrical
To wilful sin
Change and change
Won’t come
Without collapse
Your lips
Your breath
Come without cracks and gasps
Your eyes
Your tears
Come without dust and fear
There’s something
Amiss
With the land we’re living in
Can’t quite
Place my
Ignorance on it
I once saw a man
Blended into the night
With a tarnished can and a sign
But everyone walked on by
I once saw a child
Work to death in the sun
With a knife and a gun
Against his back
First world?
Third world?
We live in the same world . . .
Beneath the skin
Of conflict wars
In ignorance
The border die
Was fixed at six
Symmetrical
To wilful sin
Change and change
Won’t come
Without collapse
Your lips
Your breath
Come without cracks and gasps
Your eyes
Your tears
Come without dust and fear
There’s something
Amiss
With the land we’re living in
Can’t quite
Place my
Ignorance on it
I once saw a man
Blended into the night
With a tarnished can and a sign
But everyone walked on by
I once saw a child
Work to death in the sun
With a knife and a gun
Against his back
First world?
Third world?
We live in the same world . . .
12:23pm, August 27th 2013
The comforts of first world nations thrive upon third world suffering, but people don't want to know :( they're wilfully ignorant because they'd rather keep doing all those things that make themselves feel good, instead of facing the consequences of their actions.
I still can't believe how selfish people are. It doesn't make me angry at people, but at the source of where this selfish image arose. We were raised back when TVs were still a prevalent part of our lives, and most of our shows were American (as New Zealand follows America more than Britain I feel). No matter the show; reality, drama, sitcoms; they all had this underlying current that you will feel amazing when you're rich. Practically propaganda for the capitalist system. Getting big, getting recognised, getting rich. As opposed to finding happiness . . .
I'm not surprised most people desire money now, or fame. They just recognise it as life, as if our social construct defines us. That's probably why so many people try to stay 'normal' as they grow up, and frown upon anything out of place.
I really do hope things change in the next few decades. With the advancement of the internet, kids these days are brilliantly perceptive. Hell, I taught twelve year olds who knew how terrible McDonald's was, etc. I even had a 30 minute discussion about our social system with one of them. I think he knew more than me :S
The comforts of first world nations thrive upon third world suffering, but people don't want to know :( they're wilfully ignorant because they'd rather keep doing all those things that make themselves feel good, instead of facing the consequences of their actions.
I still can't believe how selfish people are. It doesn't make me angry at people, but at the source of where this selfish image arose. We were raised back when TVs were still a prevalent part of our lives, and most of our shows were American (as New Zealand follows America more than Britain I feel). No matter the show; reality, drama, sitcoms; they all had this underlying current that you will feel amazing when you're rich. Practically propaganda for the capitalist system. Getting big, getting recognised, getting rich. As opposed to finding happiness . . .
I'm not surprised most people desire money now, or fame. They just recognise it as life, as if our social construct defines us. That's probably why so many people try to stay 'normal' as they grow up, and frown upon anything out of place.
I really do hope things change in the next few decades. With the advancement of the internet, kids these days are brilliantly perceptive. Hell, I taught twelve year olds who knew how terrible McDonald's was, etc. I even had a 30 minute discussion about our social system with one of them. I think he knew more than me :S
