. Poetry from The Great In-Between: Are you a slave to the invisible system?

Thursday, July 11, 2024

Are you a slave to the invisible system?


 Press play.


Hey you 


Are you a slave to the invisible system


Just another unknowing

Victim 


Who works 8 to live 4

48 hours to enjoy twenty four


Sleep five before you go out the door


To a thirty minute meal

And think it's a steal 


For two weeks in the hot sun


Is that

My silent viewer


How in this lifetime 

You run


Dreaming to work

Until you retire


Then too old 

To do all the things


You once dreamed of

Or desired


Let this poem ignite your inner fire


Break the chains of invisible indentured slavery


Find a new way

To live your life free

With bravery


Give the invisible system

A smile


And learn to play dirty


Holiday more

Dream bigger


Open a door to love

Create music


Write a book or even a piece of poetry 


So live a real life 

Use it


For one day

You'll be too sick

To take risks


Just old and tired

Filled with dreams and desires


Waiting for

Old Nick 


(C)

Copyright John Duffy

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