We Were Just kids
We were playing revolution,
Making rules as we lived each day;
Throwing out the constitution
Laughing all the way.
We were just kids.
We knew we were immune
We had the bravado of youth.
We could write any tune
And sing it on the hoof.
Rejecting all the leader’s men
Institutions and the laws.
Throwing out the court’s pen
The rules and the scores.
We were just kids.
We knew we saw a better path
One without greed and power.
A way that was full of laughs
Making love by the hour,
Full of naïve innocence
That provided amazing clarity.
We were certain it all made sense
Armed with great hilarity.
We were just kids.
We were just kids.
Opher 1.8.2015
We Were Just kids
I often think back to the days of my youth when everything seemed so clear. I looked at the way the world was being governed and thought it was completely insane.
I’d met people from a range of cultures and discovered they were people just like me. We could laugh and love without hatred or prejudice. So where did all this fear, violence and paranoia come from?
It had to be the politicians, the media, and the institutions. The world was being run for people to exploit and make money, for power and wealth. It created nations, wars, inequality and led to distrust, paranoia and hatred.
I believed there was a better way. But I was just a kid. I thought it would be easy. All you had to do was explain it well enough and everyone would understand. It isn’t as easy as that. A small minority of people are vicious, deranged, damaged and indoctrinated. They need to feel good about themselves and they do that be placing themselves in positions of power. We are governed by sociopaths and psychopaths. They set the tone for everything that happens. Too many people are traumatised by abuse, war, bereavement, ill-treatment, bad upbringing or bad experiences. They need assistance.
I was young. I believed everyone had a core of humanity and was open to reason. I had faith that I could talk my way out of any bad situation.
I’m not so young any more. I think it isn’t quite so easy. But I still believe that most people are good and that those who aren’t are sick and damaged. That should be our priority; to heal the sad and traumatised. That’ll make things better.
I’m not so young anymore.
I know it’s a big job.