Leo Long
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Poem "They":
- published December 13, 2011
- viewed 16 times
Other poems by Leo Long:
»Daddy won't be coming home tonight«
»Drowned in hate«
»In my mind«
»Teardrops from heaven«
»Tears of ink«
»The candle of life«
»The candle of life«
»The leather bound novel«
»Think of the little children«
»Without my glasses«
Visit Leo Long's profile page
Poem "They":
- published December 13, 2011
- viewed 16 times
Other poems by Leo Long:
»Daddy won't be coming home tonight«»Drowned in hate«»In my mind«»Teardrops from heaven«»Tears of ink«»The candle of life«»The candle of life«»The leather bound novel«»Think of the little children«»Without my glasses«»They«
by Leo Long
... they are the nameless
the suggestors
the invisible advisors
because if "they say", then that's how it is
... no faces
yet resounding words
they echo in our heads
are they conscience?
puppet masters
influencing our actions
we'd stake our lives on it,
... because they say
manipulating the spineless
a mirage of wisdom to fools
quoting quotes of the quoted
they say it... we repeat it
our fair weather reference
the convenient alibi
a rumour circulated
returning modified to suit the occasion
who are they... but us?
the suggestors
the invisible advisors
because if "they say", then that's how it is
... no faces
yet resounding words
they echo in our heads
are they conscience?
puppet masters
influencing our actions
we'd stake our lives on it,
... because they say
manipulating the spineless
a mirage of wisdom to fools
quoting quotes of the quoted
they say it... we repeat it
our fair weather reference
the convenient alibi
a rumour circulated
returning modified to suit the occasion
who are they... but us?
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