Cheer, as
the explosives rapidly combust, as
the heats sears the skin, as
the flames boil the flesh, as
children watch their dads cheer,
learning what to cheer about.

Let your blood curdle, as
they retaliate, as
they fight flames with flames, fight
jeers with jets, light
fires to camps, unite
a democracy of millions
over hatred.

Loathe those who
rose
to speak against, foes
who you made over differences, reading
news curated by a totalitarian, censored
to show only that which supports an agenda,
a hivemind guided, the fine print missed, or
print misguided, it
is impossible to tell.

How can we know the reality,
the situation's true gravity,
behind euphemisms, the actuality,
the pain, the misunderstanding, the
truth from falsehood, the
validity of sources,
the source's source of validity,
tumbling down the rabbit hole,
you smack the bottom, lo and behold,
you're far far behind
and those around you
are ahead of you,
they've found a fight,
and a consistent enemy
to keep their minds
occupied
and then you find,
you shouldn't have tried,
you shouldn't have sought
the truth from lies,
because sometimes,
the search for truth,
to you denies,
the much needed
peace of mind,
and so you cry
thinking the only
way to find
peace of mind,
is to give in
to the ambiguity of
truth and lies,
and stand alongside,
the majority and fight,
for nobility
is all in the mind.

Give in.
Give up.
Believe.

In the fight between
morality, dignity and noblity on one side,
and satisfaction and happiness on the other,
ignorance seems to always take the cake.

-Abdullah Alam