Authority Poem by John Prophet

Stand.
Sit.
Kneel.
Repeat.
Believe.
Believe what's
told.
Believe
religion,
or eternal
life is denied.
Power control.
Institutions
of power,
control.
Government.
Religion.
The few telling
the many
what to
believe,
how to
believe.
What to
think,
how to
think.
Competing
conflicting
narratives.
Fighting
jockeying
for authority.
Authority
of the soul
the mind,
all being.
Stop listening.
It's all about
control.
They know
nothing, but
stand and
say they do.
They don't.
It's made up!
It's all about
power.
This is
existence
in the
terrarium.