Hope is a four-letter word!
How many
Lives have been lost
People have been ruined
Kingdoms compromised
Clinging on to this chimera!
Hope
Is a tool used by despots and dictators
To lull a gullible population
Into temporary submission
And eternal captivation.
Hope
Is that anesthetic to
Lull the sting of the needle
Gradually drowning you into an
Endless state of comatose
Hope
Is that four-letter word
Cleverly orchestrated by
Governments and systems
To capture your soul.
Hope
Is that intoxicant that you imbibe
To dull the throb of a stab
A make-believe that convinces you
That the knife is administered for your own good.
Hope
Is that mirage that
Is dexterously created
To fool you to keep running
Long after your soul is dead.
Hope
Is that wonderful double speak
To convince you that
We fight for peace
We suffer to enjoy
We trade our today for a better tomorrow
We sacrifice a few for the good of the many
Not realizing that the few are the real good
And the many are the ones that need to be exposed.
Hope
Is that parlor trick
That pulls an
Imaginary rabbit out of a
Non-existing hat
Convincing you that
The rabbit is real sweet
And you played your part
In liberating it from the devil of a hat.
Hope
Is that illusion that makes you believe that
A is not A
Logic is insane
Hate is good
History is wrong
Legal is greater than moral
The herd is greater than the individual
Hope, once a beacon of light
Has been reduced to a Lucifer’s toy!
So, when you tell me
Do not be a cynic
Do not give up
The horizon is near
The future is bright
Do not lose hope
Yada yada yada
Thank you very much
To me, it is just another four-letter word!
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