Freedom

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Freedom

We burn books,

                Censor minds,

And call it freedom.

We burn cities,

                Shoot civilians

And call it justified.

We believe one source,

                Deny all else,

And call it truth.

We have white skin

                Are all male

And call that superior.

We suppress all evidence,

                Stifle and control,

And call that righteous.

Opher – 7.10.2024

Imposition. Under the banner of liberty there is a need to impose views on to other people – whether that is religion or politics, appearance or lifestyle, sexuality or morality. It is no longer OK to allow others to live how they want; they have to obey the rules.

Strict conformity is the name of the game.

Poetry – Medieval

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Seemed appropriate with the Taliban taking over Afghanistan!! I feel so sorry for the women – back to being slaves.

Medieval

Medieval customs;

Beliefs passed down from ages past.

Medieval costumes:

From the splendid to absurd.

Medieval superstition;

Posing as the rational.

From the Dark Ages

Into the darkness of thought.

Shackling our breath

To a system that counts for nought.

Medieval thoughts

From medieval minds

Masqueradinf as sense.

Medieval values

From prescientific times

From there to thence.

Mass hallucinations

Reinforcing a multitude of sins.

Opher – 28.12.2018

I wrote this a year ago for all those who follow fundamentalist religions. Their intolerance is abhorrent. Their intransigence is exclusive.

They seem stuck firmly in the ancient past. They need to move on.