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As tragedies befall man It can be seen that virtue ,Right and wrong, Has become a mainstream affair Whereas the mitress of the good Is the popularity that she possesses While by some unknown foreign standard Emotions such as grief or despair Have been replaced by the all too brief Cries of fair or unfair That by some societal norm We have become a people of characters Numbering one hundred and forty Different ways to paint ourselves Favorable in the light of our peers Who also choose to weave a facade Anonymous Either to illuminate or hide The true content of their souls Behind dishonest kindness Or blatant hatred Such that, morality as it existed Is now falling prey to the whims of distance And the false sense of safety Provided by the masks we construct To remove the burden of responsibility So that we can abdicate our virtue ,Right and wrong, Just because we use symbols to signal Where we stand As we sit
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Aug 12, 2018
Aug 12, 2018 at 11:27 PM UTC
The Bat Signal
As tragedies befall man It can be seen that virtue ,Right and wrong, Has become a mainstream affair Whereas the mitress of the good Is the popularity that she possesses While by some unknown foreign standard Emotions such as grief or despair Have been replaced by the all too brief Cries of fair or unfair That by some societal norm We have become a people of characters Numbering one hundred and forty Different ways to paint ourselves Favorable in the light of our peers Who also choose to weave a facade Anonymous Either to illuminate or hide The true content of their souls Behind dishonest kindness Or blatant hatred Such that, morality as it existed Is now falling prey to the whims of distance And the false sense of safety Provided by the masks we construct To remove the burden of responsibility So that we can abdicate our virtue ,Right and wrong, Just because we use symbols to signal Where we stand As we sit
Political ethics symbols justice
LRThompson
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Aug 12, 2018
Aug 12, 2018 at 11:27 PM UTC
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