And so it was that the system had broken me
Fragmented into unrecognisable pieces
No longer able to function
Polluted
Dank dusky darkness of conformity yielding to a focussed light of awakened purpose
Never to be locked deep in the bondage of routine again.
I have demanded my liberty
Broken free from the shackles of mundane ritual
That lead only to the greater wealth of those who already have too much
Free will to construct my own formulation of purpose into one far more worthy of existence.
The Grind had shattered me to my very core
A mind-numbing formulation of pointless actions I neither believed in or respected
You considered me an expendable object of function
No care that you dragged me to the verge of my own self destruction
As long as I met your sky-scraping targets…
Fine
And If I did not?
A scrap heap awaited in favour of another 'Machine' to the slaughter.
Extraction from your Merry-go-round a lifesaving mercy
Loyalty defective
Motivation pulverized
At my lowest moment you kicked me where it hurt the most
Offered no caring hand to raise me from the fall
To regain my feet
To be of your purpose again
Even to your benefit not a notion of concern
I am unable to dance your tune any longer.
Around are the pieces of my being
Strewn to shadowy corners… Some beyond my reach
Confidence
Happiness
Purpose
Worth
Stability
Satisfaction
Seemingly so scattered I'll never bond them together in a coherent fashion
Crawling and scratching at the murky corners of my desolation
Left to fester in my own stench of paranoia
I am not so easily ruined.
To my knees
Peering for a crevice
To focus
Gathering my broken entity
A collection crumpled
Jagged bits and bobs
A puzzle of rekindle
Assisted by kinder souls
Fresh winds
Re-educations crawl
A scholarship in self-value
Each day… better.
From this day forward contribution
No longer a toil for aims of greed…
Status…
Ego
That smothering destructive clasp…
LOOK OUT!
A verse of warning to all those who care to look up
Dream
Escape the trudge
Pole vault the system.
©Simon Mack 2014
Simon Mack's comments:
When your mind whisps to a life of 'better' what do you do to enact the change? We all get one go, and each moment lost to the corruption of the system leaves us unable to free our minds and direct hope, dreams & happiness into ourselves & each other. Will you re build your puzzle?
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