Never Always Is The Obvious



The outrageous, ridiculous.
Pathetic, stupid, ignorant and dumb,
Will have many come to agree...
Of knowing exactly what is meant.
By just looking in the direction of it.
Without a word from them to say.

However...
Those who lie, deceive, fraud and corrupt.
Openly seen with nothing obstructing,
Anyone's vision to observe it done.
Are the ones who hire others,
Also corrupted who fraud deceive and lie.
In the hope this uncovers criminal intent.
Purposely to undermine,
The goodwill of the people.

Now...
With eyes clear and bright.
And appearing to have intelligence.
Can you help me understand,
Why the obvious...
That seems obviously obvious to some.
To others?
They will claim not to see or hear,
What is going on.
Even if to witness a parade of naked folks,
Hand in hand strolling.
Down the middle of Main Street.
In broad daylight and at noon.
Can you explain that to me?

'Well...
That which is not obvious has become,
A normalized way of life.
Like lieing, cheating, division and conflict.
You know...
For example,
Thieving, deceiving politicians...
Are more trusted to believe,
If they smile and can do 'the electric slide'.
And pretend to be a friend of the 'hood'.
Folks like these will claim,
They are the 'chosen ones'.
To be allowed and permitted to destroy,
The quality of life for everybody.'

I hear you.
But...
Why is that nonsense not obvious?

'You look and appear intelligent.
And your eyes are clear.
Almost to detect,
A mind to have actually being used.
What is obvious to you,
Is something out of place.
Something missing.
This 'something' missing makes you aware.
Yet...
This awareness you have to notice,
The obvious?
There are so many born and made,
To think of themselves to be...
Superior over others.
With a doing all they can to prove this,
Not to you but to themselves.'

That makes little sense at all.

'If sense to make logical the obvious,
Had been a destination for most to reach.
Would the obviousness of what is...
And should require logical thought,
Be questioned?'

I have no idea what you said.
And if that is not obvious enough,
I can not tell you what is.
All I know is this,
Whatever is messed up...
If intended.
Was permitted and allowed,
By those who thought...
It would be to their benefit.
And that to permit has proven,
To be a stupid move.
Whether to admit the obviousness of it,
Or not.

'And..
You are? Who?'

Glad not to be that intelligently involved!
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Submitted by lpahtillah on September 24, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCDEX XXFGHXDXI XXXXABHXXXFXXC XBXXXIJXXXXJXC KXA XXXXKXFXXAAXCHLX X AXMNO XXMLXXXNEGXEX OK X
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 2,316
Words 427
Stanzas 11
Stanza Lengths 6, 9, 14, 14, 3, 16, 1, 5, 13, 2, 1

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