Forgive me for being an asshole
but honestly
this country was built on bullshit.
Living and dying for an idea
Freedom
Living and dying for a concept
Terrorism
Living and dying for nothing…
Patriotism. Belief in a war and your country is proof that you have been conditioned, your mind reprogrammed, and your self destroyed for the benefit of your government and/or your need to be righteous (or have an illusion of it).
Forgive me
I’m being an asshole
Because I believe in peace
Peace is an intangible
Respectable
Something to live and die for
Something
I live and I sometimes die for
Peace
of mind
literally…
Righteousness. I’m not sure how it happened but I suddenly find myself no better than anyone else, even conservatives. I have fought and struggled for liberty from and for myself, from and for my mind, convinced in my mission and unwavering in my conviction. I’m not sure how it happened but somewhere along the way I’ve become an ordinary asshole who instead of being enlightened is simply pretentious.
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March 28, 2009 at 9:44 am
bindo
Yep
March 28, 2009 at 8:26 pm
Paul
Well if you are gonna aim a rant at someone it might as well be yourself. Life is struggle and the outcome is unimportant.
March 29, 2009 at 12:13 am
medicatedlady
Yes, and I am glad you recognize that even when I want to rant about something else, I end up internalizing it. It all becomes by fault…there should be a Seven Degrees of Medicated Lady game where I am connected with any problem anyone has ever had in their lives and how I am to blame.
March 29, 2009 at 4:38 am
Paul
You are startlingly intelligent and quite amazing. Sometimes I swear I can hear you smile.
March 29, 2009 at 8:37 am
poeticgrin
Paul is right.
The shift in this poem from outward rant to inward rant was handled very well.
Subtle like a head-on collision.
Good stuff.