So here I am
Standing alone in the open
I’m here with a message hoping to repair whats broken
Nature is struggling, humanity is not on track
We got our heads in the sand and our pride intact
We seek fulfillment through wealth, but do we achieve it?
We want prosperity through consumerism, but is it worth it?
Have we actually found freedom, or have we lost it?
Cause all we do is follow a system
And never really challenge it
Can you relate to that? Or is the world too blind to see?
I saw a different perspective and struggled by the hour
Ignorance is bliss, but knowledge can give you power
So now I call to humanity, not just for one nation
I’m opposing separation and standing up to segregation
Whether religious or atheist in essence we’re the same
Stereotypes are manmade, and it was man who created the gate
But are we actually ready to accept this and wake up?
Can we put our naivety on the line or are we always going to collide
Are we ready to make a difference? Do we venture into the unknown, or do we stay in our comfort zone to keep taking the easy ride?
Because at sea, ships are safest at shore. But no, that’s not what ships were made for.
So ask yourself this: why are you really here?
You may that deep, but my question is sincere
For my generation: are we misled as a youth?
Do we manufacture purpose due to false misleading truth?
Are we prone to propaganda, are we prone to wrong information?
Are we taught to judge each other based on religion, sex, race, culture, class, nation?
The moral of this poem may be hard to grasp, I know it’s not something usually heard
And it’s not your average task. The point is to stop damaging what we cannot recreate
We should not prioritize selfish desired and let them decide our fate.
However let me tell you: in no way am I perfect, and I am in no way more perfect than you
I mean, ya I wrote this message myself, but it applies to me to.
So it’s time to start improving, and it’s time to start speaking
Cause resources are lowering and poverty is increasing
We allow cities to get larger, buildings to get taller
But trees to get shorter and forests to get smaller
We’re an ingenious species, we could easily change everything
But we are made to think different due to decades of conditioning
We conform to education to confirm our insecurity
Yet it’s a boyish institution that makes wisdom hold obscurity
Is it actually correct, and does it actually judge intelligence?
Or is it just listening to our elders and improving our obedience?
A possession is an illusion of worth: are we tricked in our thinking?
Are we trying to buy wholeness, and are we trying to buy meaning?
Do they always give joy? Do they distract us from reality? Do they determine our identity and do they alter our morality?
I mean what are our goals? This really isn’t a joke.
Can happiness be superficial and our routine a hoax?
Do we live for the wrong things, once the right things choke?
Is mainstream TV legit or can it dictate our attractions?
Does it actually bring us together, or does it separate us into factions?
We categorize each other by our social hierarchy
The status is made by humans, so who really are we?
Is Ego destroying Eco? Are the real problems disguised?
Do we really know the truth, or does our society feed us lies?
Are we actually filling our void? And does money hold any true weight?
Could we drop our precious comforts, to renew our planet’s state?
It really is time to stop living our lives in shells
Cause doing nothing for others is the undoing of ourselves
We’re all from the same source, so let’s see it for what it’s worth
We only have one home, and that home is planet Earth.
So are our laws actually just, or can power avoid the prison?
Are our governments really innocent, or are they flawed in their decisions?
Do they actually care for all life, or only for their own health?
Do their motives come from morals, or do they just want power and wealth?
They try to justify a war on terror, but it’s lasted for over a decade.
It’s caused over a million deaths, so don’t you think they’ve overstayed?
Is patriotism necessary? Can’t we see it’s prejudicial?
Have we forgotten our common ground, and have we forgotten what’s artificial?
Am I truthfully British, am I a European? Am actually a Western person or am I just a human being?
Whether Western, far or middle East, everyone deserves peace.
No more national wars, no more bodies deceased
Let’s come together as one, and keep humanity in one piece
So are we going to be responsible? Are we going to take a stand?
Are we going to change our ways and play our cards on the other hand?
I’m not saying I have all the answers, and I’m not forcing any suggestions.
I’m just saying it’s time we see things different, it’S time we ask some questions.
So what will you do: how much will you allow?
This is my call for humanity, to create a change, and the time to start:
Is now.
