THE OPIATES OF MAN

TO CHASE THAT DREAM

SO IT POSSESSES YOUR SOUL

THE CREATION OF WEALTH

THAT BECOMES YOUR GOAL

TO THINK OF NOUGHT

BUT YOUR OWN SELFISH GAIN

BY SEEING YOUR FAULTS

BUT REFUSING THE BLAME

WHILE STRIVING FOR PASSIONS

THAT TAKE DAY AND NIGHT

AND EXPECTING PERFECTION

AS IF ITS YOUR RIGHT

IGNORING YOUR CONSCIENCE

WITH NO THOUGHTS TO APPEASE

TREADING ON WEAKNESS

AS IF IT’S DISEASE

HOLDING YOUR LINE

WHEN YOU KNOW YOUR NOT RIGHT

SPOILING FOR ACTION

EVEN IF IT’S A FIGHT

DEFILING NATURE

THEN EXPECT NO RETURN

WATCHING POLLUTION

WITHOUT SHOWING CONCERN

RUNNING AWAY

BEFORE PAYMENT IS DUE

PRETENDING ALL OF THIS

IS NOT DOWN TO YOU

FOR YOU ARE BENEVOLENT

NOW HERES THE SURPRISE

YOU JUST DON’T EXCEPT

WHATS BEFORE YOUR EYES

WHILE CLOUDED BY

THE OPIATES OF MAN

The Spider and the Fly

I’d hoped they’d live in harmony
The spider and the fly
But one of them was hungry
So the other had to die
For when a tummy rumbles
It really breaks the spell
Which seems to me a pity
They were getting on so well

Thought  to Ponder – The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival. – Aristotle

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