Spun

poem by: John Prophet
Written on Dec 31, 2019

Spun tight
are we.
Spun tight
in our 
beliefs.
Spun tight
in our
brainwash.
Spun tight
 in a world
awash in
ignorance.
Dealing with
a reality 
not understood.
Convictions
evolved to make
 sense.
Make sense
of what the 
senses allow,
of the 
jungle that
surrounds.
Evolved to
relieve angst,
have something 
to hold on to,
cling 
to in the
maelstrom.
Parroting 
nonsense 
generation 
to generation.
Believing all
that’s
told.
Blinded with 
local thought, 
local prejudice.
Firm in our
acceptance.
Beliefs from
a dearth of
knowledge.
So sure.
So sure,
with no
reason
to be.
Infancy
still.

 

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