May They Be Sheep

By DeificLightning

Little sheep all following along,
Never pausing to question a thought.
All dressed in white,
Not a thing out of line.
May they never dare to be different.
To not be like the rest.
May they always be mindless conformists.
Blankly agreeing with the flock,
Never having a mind or thought of their own.
Cruelly, ignorantly sneering at those,
Who dare to be different.
To be something,
To mean something.
Dare to be a non-conformist,
Least you follow the rest.
Through a meaningless life,
Only to find yourself led to slaughter.

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Published on Thursday, July 26, 2018. Filed under: "Philosophical" and "Poetry"

Comments on "May They Be Sheep"

A former member wrote: Well said! Not part of the flock myself and continually both irrated and exasperated by the sheep around me.
On Sunday, July 29, 2018, DeificLightning (64) wrote:

This ink was written because of my irritation and exasperation towards said flock. Thanks for reading!
A former member wrote: Connected...so welcome. Thanks for sharing
On Saturday, July 28, 2018, Adagios (716) wrote:

Excellent ink my friend, I really enjoyed this.
On Saturday, July 28, 2018, DeificLightning (64) wrote:

Thank you. Iâ€™m glad you enjoyed it.
On Saturday, July 28, 2018, Jonas Robinson (848) wrote:

People are all the same sometimes. Not only that, they say the same things over and over. It drives me nuts too, now that you mention it. I can definitely relate.
On Saturday, July 28, 2018, DeificLightning (64) wrote:

Indeed. And sometimes when they repeat the same thing once again and a rational argument is shown to go against it, they obstinately ignore its points with stubbornness and they keep the cycle of repeating going without a shread of evidence to back it up. One of my biggest pet peeves actually. Thanks for reading.
On Friday, July 27, 2018, dwells (4177) wrote:

May they keep their place in that flock, but sadly, they won't as their horns begin to grow, and head-butting becomes the favorite past time. Shades of "Animal Farm" re-visited. Cheers DL and welcome to DP! - Dan
On Friday, July 27, 2018, DeificLightning (64) wrote:

Nice quote and thank you. I rather like it here actually, in this lovely, veil of darkness, words, and poetry.
On Friday, July 27, 2018, I IS ME (380) wrote:

The System has bred these zombies. Totally going through life like a robot. Really appreciated the piece
On Friday, July 27, 2018, DeificLightning (64) wrote:

Indeed, the system is to fault; but the blame does not rely solely on it. Itâ€™s also up to people themselves to question what is. And thank you.