Piece of Mind

Another poem I wrote after rage quitting my CNN app.

oil prices are a-risin'
new phones on the horizon
everybody's out there buying
buying their own piece of mind.

politician's out there swearin'
with the blood shirts they're wearin'
tryin' to sell us that they're carin'
trying to sell us a piece of mind.

another big sale on clothes
discount on your new nose
giving special rebates for those
who need a piece of mind

tensions in the middle east
China's swamped by a new disease
no mother can feel at ease...
There's no piece of mind.

 some countries keep gettin richer
looking at one another with bloody filters
to take their neighbours outta the picture
where's the piece of mind

when men of peace raise iron rods
declaring who's got the kinder God
while profiteers of hate gleefully applaud
burning the piece of mind


a child dies on our cold dark streets
just one more wasted slab of meat
nature's futile attempt at purity
never mind - peace of mind.

Now humankind is evolved
every one of nature's challenge solved
every single sin can be absolved...
To bring us piece of mind

but when that final moment comes
that mistakes cannot be forgotten or undone
and our useless schoolroom battles can't be won
where will be our piece of mind

mnmmmmmm
piece of mind...

now everywhere waves are crashin'
country leaders do nothin' but trashin'
ain't no more profit in compassion
no time for piece of mind

if this is all that lays a head
 children inherit only fear and dread
where's human souls are drained dead
will they ever know piece of mind

some will scroll past this piece
laugh and post : too long didn't read
other's will take offense - repeat
just see it as -
    a piece of my mind...

Reviews

[Gee]

We can rage at all of life's injustice but it ain't gonna change a thing. The world can be a fucked up place we just have to make sure that our little piece of it isn't.
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