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Black Clouds

from Thoughts and Perspectives by RHETORIC

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Black Clouds
Where has our sense of morals gone? Washed away?
They have declared a war on open minds. I speak of modern man and the culmination of technology, which sets the standard for utter disregard and haughtiness. What we have still isn’t enough for us. What will it take to appreciate? But don’t we all take something for granted? Like…Earth, ethereous in all of her beauty. Protectorate of this species. Providing me with forest to escape life’s monotony. Aesthetical beauty within. The complexity of the sky whether day or night. Different soil. Different regions. Natives that once used plants as medicinal remedies have all been replaced by Tylenols. All of which have helped men to grow. We’ve taken things for granted! As each day may pass the home in which I dwell and the shoes on my feet seem ‘normal’ to me. For living a day without the most common of luxuries may infuriate some as it may me. Like, a bowl out of which to eat. My brothers overseas who fight so I am free to sing. With the cause I may not agree but there is never a day when I’m in fear of an I.E.D. I’m taking things for granted! Meanwhile, others suffer without retreat. Imagine a life where you are force-fed your beliefs. Where hard work is measured by laboring in back alleys and sweatshops. In hopes that tonight may be the night in which maybe you and your family can eat. And as corporate America schemes the ghettoes are claiming adult and youth life in the streets of our cities. Be glad you aren’t homeless or in chains. Nonetheless I don’t want to hear about all your new clothes or how many cars you own. It’s our ungratefulness that sickens me. Can we put this to rest? Our selfishness and barbaric actions we inflict and practice. We take for granted the many chances to change our ways. We take for granted! We cut ourselves short.

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from Thoughts and Perspectives, released April 19, 2013

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