Are We Like Fish

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    Johnb31 said:

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    Are we like fish?
    Staring off into space
    Peering upon a falling star making our wish
    While searching for something to embrace

    Could this world be our tank?
    And the man above us creates our fate
    And everything we have is for us to thank
    For he gave us life and a clean slate

    Does he sprinkle food twice a day?
    Giving us life so we can live another night
    And find some moment that we can play
    While living in a world of endless fright

    How do we know we're not in a dark room?
    With nothing, but a memory of the stars
    Illustrating our night sky like flowers in bloom
    Oh, ancient light you have come so far

    To illuminate the sky of oozing scars
    To point the direction to sail our ships
    You're the light that shows us who we are
    In the darkness of this eclipse

    But what if that light no longer exists?
    And we are merely fish
    With answers pouring forth from the scientists
    Who tells us what life is against our wish

    And nothing we do or say
    Seems to make a difference
    Who our we when others have their way?
    How can we survive with such decadence?

    We reach our hand up to the sky
    Hoping that we will conquer space
    Knowing that it is just to high
    Something that we can hardly embrace

    Our phones our tv's our books predict our futures
    As we do nothing to move forward
    We are boundless creatures
    With progress in the shape of a sword

    War is all we have, war is all we can do
    So many lose their lives for the undeserving
    So many die for the untrue
    It seems that we are dissipating

    As we continue to abuse
    Those who have given us everything
    And have happily gone to use
    To preserve our freedom for anything

    We are stuck behind this thick glass
    A world of beauty lies afar
    But we are stuck in a science class
    Being studied like a creature in a jar

    Will we ever open our eyes?
    And notice our reflection
    Cleverly disguised
    In the glass that contains the recollection

    Of who we are
    And who we're meant to be
    We can heal our scars
    And find a way to see

    Beyond the darkness
    Beyond the haze
    Beyond the emptiness
    Beyond the daze

    This is the world
    This is who we are
    But we can wake up
    We can wake up
    There is not enough space or time to truly let the song unwind
     
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    Like most of my poems and song this was inspired by "The Hollow Men". I wouldn't consider this poem completed I've been writing it for a year now off an on. More will be added more will be changed but this is it so far...
    There is not enough space or time to truly let the song unwind
     
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    Damn this is fantastic! This is the kind of stuff that really makes people think in a different way, a deeper way. I love it! And I think everyone else who reads it will be moved and enjoy it just as much as I did fantastic job sweetie