I Do Not Trust The Experts Poem by Alexander Shaumyan

I do not trust the experts, whose science is for sale,
Whether they come from Harvard or MIT or Yale—
I do not trust the gurus, the mystics, or the priests,
Who claim the truth is hiding in some obscure mist.

I do not trust the teachers, who make the children dumb,
Brainwashed by ideology, while blowing bubble gum.
I do not trust the media that spins the constant lies
To scare and divide us and force us to comply.

I do not trust what's trending, I do not trust the news,
And phony presentations of the dissenting views—
I do not trust the polls, the fake democracy
That lulls the minds of people in herd complacency.

I do believe in freedom, that it is worth the fight,
To stand up to injustice, to stand for what is right—
To go where God leads me, through darkness, grief and pain—
Till we can be together, unshackled from these chains.

--Alexander Shaumyan
October 23,2021