The Inner Child's Prayer

Another prayer written by a skeptic.

Hello humankind, this is for you
Penned at no cost out of the blue
You make me depressed, out of sync
You make me hurl my guts into the sink

Stopping your stupidity is perpetual motion
There's more of it than the atoms of the ocean
Maybe I have the problem, my mind may be gone
Maybe you're in the right and I am in the wrong

But the evidence has stacked up really high
And then the gamma ray burst has us die
Ranting about mental deficiency has no point
Pass over the papers so I can roll a joint

There is anger seated in the comfy fuchsia chair
The eyes blink despite the thousand-yard stare
The pressure builds up and then spirals out
A neverending vortex within a primal shout

Reason no longer necessary to bother with
All this reality is illusory, just a giant myth
Floating back upward on a second-degree curve
I am now reanimated, filled with so much verve

I run for my toolbox called transcedent thought
Deny your knowledge, whatever you been taught
We are united in energy, out of many one
These divisive ideas, there shall be none

These violent penchants, these masochistic urges
Are not correct, the souls crying out for the purges
The toxic memes leave scars no balm can alleviate
Only the human spirit may be able to transubstantiate

So here I am now, a cautious optimist on edge
Staring down into the abyss as Nietzsche said
A grain of sand in my eye, my emotional flood
I need another drag of precious, pungent bud

The abyss stares back indifferently, without shame
I am human, to this heartless beast I am the same
As those who have self-destructed before me
I step back since my spirit so greatly implores me

My spirit wants to live on despite the vicious toxicity
It is my obsession to eradicate it with unchained veracity
I cry no more, no more bullshit, no more toxic nutrition
I have returned to destroy you solely of my own volition

I reach within myself and pull out this energy, this vibration
And release this awesome power with almost sadistic elation
The blinding light pierces the demonic, abysmal desolation
It becomes neutralized, there is no more spiritual constipation

My delusions of grandeur return my mind to this earthen plane
Humankind is not a tragedy, not an irony, not some s**t stain
They are a unity, a positive charge, a stunning affirmation
They will now evolve into a truly transcendent creation

Dear fellow bipeds, my perceptions are utterly misplaced
We may be on the loneliest rock in all of outer space
But it is inward we must look to rid ourselves of this sin
There is a strong positive force that will allow us to win

I am sorry, my friends, my neighbors and all of my foes
We are all the same, we have the same feet and toes
These traits unite, not divide like some flawed labeling
Those kinds of ideas are regressive and are not enabling

The spark within in me has fired up a passionate drive
I want to stick around, I have this want to stay alive
From now on, I no longer live in a pessimistic delusion
All of you have the right to make a hasty intrusion

My heart has been tempered in mercy, not in steel
I think I have sobered up and I can now take the wheel
My verse has grown long and my eyes are now weary
We can cure our own cancers to the chagrin of Denis Leary

Swallow your pride and go talk to your neighbor
Spare some cash or give away some free labor
Take some precious time and just volunteer
We can draw this line between love and fear

The fingers are numb from clicking so many keys
I've penned this ambitious piece and I give it free
I sincerely hope the world notices and takes heed
Time for the stitches, no more shall you bleed!!!

Reviews

[David W Moore III]

First - I like this much better than the first i read. Not that i'm partial to rhyme, as i am not, but this one did not try to run circles through my mind. i am partial to rants, and this does border on one! it is a bit long, nothing wrong with that, but i have reading ADD and sometimes longer pieces cause my mind to wander, but this one did not. and you of course went a slightly different direction with nietzsche than i did. but then again, i tend to write a little dark,

[joshua deathdealer]

This is awesome. I don't why I haven't read this one yet. Excellent work!!

[Matthew Smith]

I enjoyed this. There seemed an inherent sense of possible-nihilism, the ultimate pessimism, but it changes as it continues on. One sees that it isn't so much that; it's, like, seeing the good through the bad. Didn't get the Denis Leary insert, unless it was simple meant to be random...in which case, I still don't. Seemed off beat compared to the relatively consistent march of the rest of the piece.

My favorite by you thus far.

[Liza]

a whip of the soul to maturity - smart - sassy and most of all consciously creative - i'm glad you found me so I can enjoy your talent - thank you for sharing.

[KimLove "The Beautiful ..]

Well I am aware of what you speak although I may not have all the words to decribe what I felt. What I can say it felt as though you gave human kind a well deserved kick in the pants. If onlt the people in goverment could read this... Oh wait it's not leagal document I am sure they would never understand what you where trying to say. I say good job.

[Nimbus Thread]

The best rants are those written by skeptics... love this point of view and you've touched on many drawing relevant points.

[Ruth]

Indeed! Could not say it better! This is poignant and flows well.....we really need to adhere to what love and goodness are! This society of today is getting abhorrent in its ways! Excellent poem xx

[Jūdan FyreHeart]

It's a good use of tone and the rhyme is smooth without obstruction. A nice way to poke at the reader and make them think

[Neva Flores Smith - Cha..]

definitely not a rant. Your words ring true to my soul. We are all one and introspection is where the truth exists. Wonderfully penned