[ The Abuse Of Tension ] Poem by Garathe Den

Emotions have betrayed you
You've traded wrong for wrong
Believed that you were powerless
Instead of standing strong
Abandoning identity
You've forgot where you belong
Let desperation be your god
And violence be your song

Vengeance, unforgiveness
It is eating you alive
As you riot in the streets
Letting hatred be your guide
A mirror of oppression
Becoming what you despise
The bearers of deception
Just as lost as you are blind

Seeing nothing but a victim
Being nothing but a slave
Feeling nothing but your hatred
As you dig your shallow grave
For the actions you have taken
They are one in the same
The same evils you lament
Are the ones you now parade

Look at all your rage
Look at all your anger
You cast it on the innocent
With no care for the stranger
You act without humanity
Is that really your nature
For when you become a monster
Then you become a danger

So riot in the street
Create your great divide
Just beat your chest and cause a mess
And see what it provides
A history of violence
In continual reply
Say farewell to unity
And hello to be denied

While the system never waivers
While your masters rest in peace
Wage the war that they are longing
So they can justify their reach
Spread terror throughout the land
So that they view you with unease
And become the dangerous animal
That needs to be policed

Where is your peace
Where is your self-control
Where is your dignity
Now's the time to be composed
For we all tire of this system
And it's endless need to grow
We're all enraged at its actions
And you are not alone

But when you throw a stone
Aimed in the wrong direction
When you act out in hatred
Without any discretion
Then you've served your masters well
Becoming the transgression
To nullify their sins
In the abuse of tension

© GaratheDen
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