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Shadow Of Doubt

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Late night musing. One from the DU archives, making its debut on Stars Rite. Appreciate you. - Damian DeadLove.

Biased figures manipulate opportunities

Power has reigned since the dawn of time

Spitting rhetoric laced with dry ambiguities 

False sincerity acted out in full pantomime

 

Dreams are aborted before even catching breath

Harsh reality of being worked and taxed to death

 

Programmed from a young age to conform

Most are burned out before reaching thirty

Riding out the calm straight into a shitstorm

Only way to quit the lie is going cold turkey

 

 Hope is the idea that peace and love will win out

While living in a world built on a shadow of doubt

 

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    1. This post, at first blush, leaves me with what to disagree with. After a second read, and seeing the layers underneath, it is powerful and insists that one consider it on the deeper level. Many thanks and blessings. <3 Echo

    2. Fist in the air, I’m over here going “Yeah! And…yeah!” All the way through this one. I remember this one & I’m glad she followed you over. Some truths should never fade into darkness. Favorite line:

      Only way to quit the lie is to go cold turkey

      That is gold, my friend

      • Thanks so much for reading and your kind words, Willow. So glad you connected with the write my friend. I loved that line as well. It ranks high as one of my best in my opinion. Appreciate you.

        Damian

    3. Totally agree…
      We got a shitstorm of rhetoric and meaningless ambiguity to wade through. I remember the term “Double Speak” from Orwell’s 1984. So legitimate. The dude had the future pegged.

      What we need round here is another Nostradamus and some hymnals.

      Great write

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