Courtney (savethemanikins) wrote, @ 2003-09-06 20:00:00

Current mood:	crazy
Current music:	"Star Wars in 30 Seconds" Weird Al

I wrote a poem!! YAYNESS!!
I finally wrote a poem. I am so happy!! Its like a huge boulder in my path has been rolled away. I wrote another but this is the better one. I want you to think about this poem. It has deep meaning that won't be realized right away.

“Modern Society”

I can’t eat.
I can’t sleep.
Voices in my head—
I can hear them whisper
Sins I’ve never committed.
Alone and unconnected to God,
I can never please my fellow man.
They rip away my clothes, my thoughts, my body, my religion. [this line means that 'society' rips each of these away bit by bit]
Powerless, I become nothing but an empty shell of flesh and bone
To fill with animal instinct and a pre-programmed mindset.
There is no refuge—
No faith.
No God.
No hope.
Where have we squandered freedom?
Most importantly, what have we done with love—
The force that once set us free
But now suffocates us with flesh and blood.
Remember your origins—
Remember when you were free to think, to feel, to move.
When we were more than a naked body
Hiding in the darkness of our own ignorance.
More than a mannequin.
More than a statue.
More than Modern Society has made us.

9/3/03

Think "Minority Report"/Clones in "Star Wars: Episode Two".

	Cooooooollllllllllll! krystleangel 2003-09-08 18:49 (link)
	Awesome, man. Lovin' it! ^_^ I totally get the hidden point. Great job! You should seriously consider being a poet/author as a career, because you're so good at it. <3 -- Anna (Reply to this) (Thread)

	WOW!! (Anonymous) 2003-09-08 22:09 (link)
	--standing oviates-- waaaait a sec...um...i was TRYING to give you a standing ovation....hehehe....whatever!!! GOOD JOB!! i love it!! love ya, momo (Reply to this) (Thread)

	Awesome! thedarkauror 2003-09-09 14:21 (link)
	Wow. I love it, Courtney. You're so talented. I love your poems. They are all so creative a flow so well. You truly are an inspiration. (Reply to this) (Thread)