You will choose
to bow to me
the Devil’s muse:
Tyranny.
Above the law
I have it all.
Evil tempts
you sit in awe.
Intoxicate
with power and wealth
you become addicted
to poor health.
You aren’t saved
might as well resign
you’ll never make it
back to the divine.
Don’t believe me?
Don’t agree?
My ace in the hole
a seed called Apathy.
The masses
take classes
find jobs
fill their glasses
pursue knowledge
create prosperity
become spectators and
choose
not to be free.
Too busy to show up
hand elections to extremists
autocracy empowered
no matter fascist or socialist.
Lazy becomes crazy
(the joy of human nature).
Greed intoxicates
instant gratification behavior.
Throughout the ages,
my success rages
it is the norm.
This idea of democracy
only a temporary form.
Fear fuels my continued rule
surveillance, torture
hard labor, persecution
whatever it takes
even brutal executions.
High fives to Hitler,
Lenin, Stalin, and Mao
my carbon copies
the architects of how.
Those who rise up
stop them
harass them
gas them
rape them
impregnate them
then
raise a new generation
exterminate the older
wash the young minds
your new loyal soldiers.
Best of all
irony finds truth
in Apathy’s voice.
The path of
democracy’s demise
begins with your choice.
DEMOCRACY SUICIDE © 2024 RYAN COSTELLA. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Photo Credit: Chance Artworks
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