There is
so much
wrong
with my society:
institutionalized
corruption
institutionalized
injustice
institutionalized
sexism
institutionalized
racism
Sometimes
it seems the best thing
to do is
to set the world on fire
and just
start over.
But, of
course, I would
never do
anything like that.
Though,
I might cheer softly
if you
did.
Anyone
need a light?
It’s not
the poison apple
or even
the apple
of The Knowledge
of Good and Evil
it’s the
hundreds of apples
over the
years
bruised
and mealy
offered
for our own good
It’s not
the single, clean stab of a blade
it’s a thousand
paper cuts
it’s not
one deep gash from the sword
but a
million little jabs of the pen
that add
up to our demise
Death by
hypocrisy
death by
conformity
death by
good intentions
Image by Brooke Shaden.
Written shockingly late for The Sunday Muse.
