Blinded Minds
Our eyes are deceived by our hearts and minds
We're oblivious to the world around us
Too selfish, conceited, and courage less to be kind
When tragedy strikes we make a lot of fuss
But when push comes to shove we care more about
Our cell phones, gold grill, and 24's to really care.
We would die for our cars but won't die for freedom
Don't want to feed the poor abroad because we got poor.
We're so greedy, spoiled, and selfish.
I'd rather be poor in America than Afghanistan.
We have a country full of citizens who aren't anything
But powerful, privileged, cowards.
They're in the ghetto willing to die over colors and crack sells
But if I put you in the middle east your true gutless heart would
Show its face. Give me a break you heartless fake.
Dissidents pay attention to the world
Open your eyes, hearts, and minds.
Love humanity more than this materialistic insanity.
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Submitted on April 30, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 857 |
Words | 159 |
Stanzas | 18 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
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