ORDERS

Phil Roberts 1957 (Melbourne)



Orders are being given
By those lusting for control,
Mindless sycophantic drones
Without charisma; without soul.

Orders are used to tame us
And make us think the 'right' way,
They control our every thought and act
They restrict what we dare to say.

Orders are the new opiate
That defines the masses' every deed,
They establish 'correct' thinking
They set up a dominant creed.

Orders are given out daily
By the bullies who like to rule,
Foul mind games and mind control
They send us to brain-washing school.

Yes mind games are the order now
To make us think wrong is right,
The soulless bureaucrats who rule
Are determined to make day night.

Yes bureaucrats love giving orders
It makes them feel so big and strong,
And what the hell do they even care
If every order is morally wrong!

THE END
© Copyright 2021 Philip Roberts
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Orders are being given By those lusting for control, Mindless sycophantic drones Without charisma; without soul.

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Written on August 29, 2008

Submitted by PHIL_ROBERTS on June 11, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme XAXA XBXB XCXC XDAD XEDE XFXF XXX
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 828
Words 150
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3

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