Locked Away for a Time
As we dig through
the piles of the past,
we find breathless laughter,
times where music reigned supreme,
memories of problems long gone,
jokes since forgotten,
lives that have moved on.
Where have you all gone
in this wide world of ours?
Have you kept your
lively spirit over the years,
or sacrificed it before
your gods of commerce,
betraying your best friend
on the doorsteps of humanity,
descending into your desk chairs
as the corruption and distaste
spews from your fingertips,
a poisonous spray
spreading with every word you type,
every hand you shake?
Or are you still human?
Do you hold love and life
above all else,
even when the greedy fists
batter at your ankles,
trying to force you to your knees
so that they might pick your pockets
for your cash and contentment?
Do you stand tall
amid the sell outs and stealers,
or have you already
signed on the blood stained line,
forever staining yourself?
I ponder this,
knowing that the answers
have flitted away from my reach
as I let the files fly from my hands
and into the trash bin below.
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