This Imaginary Life -Part 2 (The Nurture of)

Born naked, die clothed                                        the un-blossoming of a rose                                  a small miracle, yet untold                          schooled nurtured, rise, rose.

You're existing in this space                                    between being born and self-demise                    you're not here to fund their lifestyle                      through toil in your lifetime

Un-shackled this structured wealth                        spend happiness to inspire health                        prosperity is redefined                                              seek richness for health of mind.

Don't be misinformed or miseducated                  you'll be blinkered, bound, and lost                        conditioned, and then be burdened                        to you carry that old, rugged cross.

A crown of thorns rests upon his head                but it's your footprint in the sand                            it's your will and your self-sacrifice                        that will build this promised land.                                                                                                               As Disciples you serve or follow                          and there’s a glass ceiling in the sky                    to ensure your false icon status                              if you question the word but question why.

Put people back into boxes                                    tell them what they need to hear                          snipers point the finger to indifference                   it’s the paragon of righteous fear.

Our language becomes electrified                        shock and awe dominants the day                        it's the indecency of being human                        as our ugliness targets easy prey.

There's concern about freeloading                       free phones and lack of jobs                                 streets are filled with ex serving soldiers,            that are homeless when demobbed.

Those vulnerable become dependent                while the dealers they ply their trade                   HMP rubs its hands together                                  Its human profits for the jails.

It’s the system that's been created                        to keep the mass of us in line                                  look through annals of our history                        it's repeated time after time. 

There are blind spots of emotion                          intelligence is now become AI                                intolerance is armed, aimed and dangerous,        fired like a missile media lie.

Those tic toc politicians                                          post their manifesto on social media feeds        the algorithms it’s now got you                              the phycology, of what you think you need.

These are actions of dictators                              words are vulgar, they dominate                            the indecision of our diplomacy                            has caused a world of ours to stagnate.

Privilege stands upon a pedestal                          generational flags are cast                                      while the history of war is remembered              popularity is at half-mast.

There is a sense of re-patriation                            as those reformed appoint the blame                  once elected the far-right whispers                      lick its lips and lives are not the same.

And you think you're a player now                        but it's you, you're just getting played                    there is hatred taking over                                here comes a world of pain.

 

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Philip Stevens

Sun 15th Jun 2025 10:24

Hi Ray the punctuation is for the delivery, and performance, and helps me memorise the piece. There are three parts to this and this, the second part will change the tempo..so, that's why I have put so much punctuation.

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Ray Miller

Sun 15th Jun 2025 08:57

So there was a part 2. Lots of clever lines, I was thinking there's a lot of unnecessary punctuation and I wonder if it might be better without any punctuation. The white spaces do a lot of that work.

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