Association Problems

cru·el·ty: callous indifference to or pleasure in causing pain and suffering. "When humans act with cruelty, we characterize them as 'animals', yet the only animal that displays cruelty is humanity"

Association Problems

I have some association problems.

Sometimes I’m not really sure that I can solve ‘em.

It’s like I discriminate w/o thinking.

And I can feel my sense of empathy sinking

I associate snob w/rich.

Then being arrogant w/b***h.

And then there’s ignorant w/jit.

And of the any toddler w/a fit.

Yes I can feel my sense of empathy sinking

When one can walk past the homeless w/o blinking

And sit in a class while complaining about your past

When in freedom people only wish that they could grasp

I associate 1st world problems w/liberty

Living in the past w/are you kidding me

Walking past the homeless w/where’s your sympathy?

And doing all these things w/are you truly me?

With your freedom that others wish they could grasp

Surely, you are done living in the past

It’s been two years; there’s no changing it

Please grow up and stop throwing a fit

But..

I associate cruelty w/being human

So I associate humanity w/cruelty, right?

You could live in this world and give it your all

But there will be no one to save you from the fall

Your pride.

Author's Note

Just some food for thought. I was just "in my head" while writing this. The italicized words are italicized for a reason. They demonstrate the vague and lack of depth in those thoughts. They were the simple things that I associated things with. Petty, even. Could've been turned into something infinitely deeper, but... How it is can be regarded as finished, but not complete.

Reviews

[UN]

I really enjoyed this, the 'textspeak' really demanded that I pay attention to it, and the message was really strong. I especially liked the line 'I associate 1st world problems w/ liberty' that one especially spoke to me because I have thought that before! We wouldn't complain about certain things if we didn't have such liberty... almost like we just need something to complain about

[Delmar Cooper]

It is a rap, or so it seems to me. I'm not into rap normally but this is a good one. I like your take on cruelty and humanity. Animals aren't cruel. They kill to eat. They wound to escape. They rape to breed. Only humans can master cruelty.