Dec 2013
Don't Drink The Kool-Aid
Don't drink the Kool-Aid
That's a phrase you'll sometimes hear
It means don't believe every word
And don't live your life in fear
Don't walk around with blinders
Try to see the other side
You can listen to what others say
But make up your own mind
You do not have to follow
When someone makes a stand
There are many different points of view
Each side must get a chance
Your opinion may just matter
To no one else but you
The experience of a persons life
Creates their point of view
So don't drink the Kool-Aid
You can't believe all that you hear
Dont trust someone blindly
And don't live your life in fear
Don't drink the Kool-Aid
Carl Joseph Roberts
December 2013
Don't drink the Kool-Aid
That's a phrase you'll sometimes hear
It means don't believe every word
And don't live your life in fear
Don't walk around with blinders
Try to see the other side
You can listen to what others say
But make up your own mind
You do not have to follow
When someone makes a stand
There are many different points of view
Each side must get a chance
Your opinion may just matter
To no one else but you
The experience of a persons life
Creates their point of view
So don't drink the Kool-Aid
You can't believe all that you hear
Dont trust someone blindly
And don't live your life in fear
Don't drink the Kool-Aid
Carl Joseph Roberts
December 2013
For all the younger poets who may not know this. The phrase Don't drink the Kool-Aid was started because of the November 18, 1978 massacre when 918 people who were followers of preacher Jim Jones who while at a religious compound in Guyana drank Kool-Aid or a flovored drink laced with cyanide. It is believed that for many of these followers the drinking of this poison was voluntary. Followers believed this one man so much that they were willing to give their own children poison. Since then this phrase has gained acceptance as meaning dont follow blindly.
(Florida)
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