A Thank you to Authority

By physicalgraffiti

Its you.

You cause the outsiders,
the fuck-ups and the suicides.
your responsible for the eating disorders,
the mass murders and the hate crimes.
its you who taught those drug addicts,
those "sticky fingers" and those sex dealers.
you're the reason for those assorted physcos,
masochits, and sadists.
Your the one who blew out the light,
for those who follow the darkness.

Its you.

Its you with your authority,
your power
and your rules.
ITs the democracy,
the dictatorship,
the communists,
and the monarchs.
We have the power to rule,
and yet we rule over power.

Its you.

Its you who put those cuts,
on that little drama queens arm.
Its you who made him light one up.
Its your who made her drink.
Its you who made them forget about love.
And its you who made me think.

Its you.
Its you.

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Copyright 2004 physicalgraffiti
Published on Sunday, June 13, 2004.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • A former member wrote: While Mari felt it made her feel like a victim it resonated a little different for myself, two kinds of people I suppose. Good write

  • Reefer_rave On Tuesday, August 14, 2007, Reefer_rave (139)By person wrote:

    a wow doesn't suffice, but it's all i have

  • Mari On Monday, May 29, 2006, Mari (419)By person wrote:

    damn its so easy to point some blame isnt it? makes me feel like a victim like i dont have any say and i have no responsibility for my own actions whoo i love authority

  • Mari On Monday, May 29, 2006, Mari (419)By person wrote:

    its them who let it happen i heard this quote before and it goes like this "power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely"

  • A former member wrote: soils us...lol \

  • A former member wrote: seems you love and hate authority. constrains and sopils us, but makes us who we are

  • eternal despair On Sunday, June 20, 2004, eternal despair (66)By person wrote:

    oh ym god... i've never heard it better put. thats a wiked write with a wiekd message. dont mind if i book mark this one under fav's. \m/

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