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Forced Perception

Change your mind

By Bella RaePublished 4 years ago 1 min read

If knowledge is power

Up here on our highest tower

The closer their glower

The lower we cower

A mob is the highest power

Us funny things trampled flowers

Skin crawling their fists shower

Into dirt our heads are still louder

I beg for your praise your wisdom

O Grace

Your hands raise just to shove my face in the grave

I fight for my pride to never cave

The things you claim to know

O so well

Are only the blame you’ve been told

O so much

Real is in my head as well as yours

Steal it all, I dare you for control

Grasp at straws painted all black

Your conscience will never go back

History is there to plagiarize

Continue to have the same fights

Scream your heads off for life

Make a difference to no one

Take your last breath so contrite

In this life that cannot be won

I resolve to laugh for the fun

An endless stalemate for someone

All and all the end will still come

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