The Problem (Revised) Poem by Margaret Alice Second

New situations offer opportunity to change our
minds, undo previous choices - some decisions
are cast in steel altered only by brainwashing
to undo the etchings pictured in mind

We are slaves of a system we were born into -
formed of a world when small; unless we see
where indoctrination and propaganda begin
as opposed to underlying, inherent truth

We must accept it as part of a localised system,
a few objective truths such as life, instinct and
relationships, the rest comprising principles
and ideals, invisible rules guiding

Our human steps, evolving from a physical
universe which truly supports us - our only
enemy is human thoughts and theories, the
amazing discovery - all problems lead back

To communication! So let's study hermeneutics
and interpretation to refine language based on
divergent cultural ideas, realising everything is
man-made - especially our gods

And that, of course, is the problem