Changing Of The Guard

My eyes have seen the glory of all that we could be

And shed tears for all we are not

Complacent, obedient worker bees

Assimilate the simulation

To be all we can be, as seen on tv

Ever blinded by humanity's vanity

Oblivious to the ripples we set in motion from cast stones

Convincing ourselves we're all alone

Even when we're together

We turn our backs to missed opportunities

Cast carelessly aside

Like dirty needles and unused condoms

In the alleys behind our churches

Where all too often we're taught that

There's just enough religion in the world

To make us hate, but not enough to

Make us love

And jesus wept

Star spangled gang bangers brainwashed to believe that

Killing is the only way to live and

You need to take to give

After all, tell someone they're worthless long enough

And they'll begin to believe it

Once we fought for freedom of speech

Nowadays the people that fought against it

Wave it like a flag

While having the audacity to cry equality

Addicted to the notion that

There must always be an enemy

At the root of all of our problems

Never taking the time to

Look in the mirror and reflect

The truth is simple

Divided we stand

United we fall

And in the end

There will be no tears of sadness

Or cheers of victory

Just silence

And a hopeful curiosity

Of what will rise from the fall