Rules And Laws (May Become Beige) Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

Rules And Laws (May Become Beige)



Rules and laws to break.
Can be justified by those who make them.
With or without criminal intent...meant.
And regardless of public consensus.
To disregard a solidarity of their sentiments.

Rules and laws are created to confine.
And quiet opinions,
Of those to have independent minds.
Noticed and observed,
In a society declaring freedoms and
rights.
Yet the ones oppressed have none in sight.
Allowing to make,
Hypocrisy a religious undertaking.
And a way of life law creators like.

"May I interrupt your soap box opera?
When I wash my colors separate from the whites.
Both seem to dull.
And less bright.
What should I do to enlighten the hues? "

Use bleach.
Or wait until the tide turns.
One never knows.
Your preference one day.
Just may become beige.

"Uh...
But,
What has that got to do with my clothes? "

Maybe when the brightness is restored.
The color of them then,
Will not be of anyone's concern.
Or prioritized to make a difference.

"I don't get it."

The proof is in the doing.

Sunday, August 12, 2018
Topic(s) of this poem: rules
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