We are slowly getting used
to living in a world
where people live
occupied, colonized, or dispossessed;
where peace is a word that whispers "War" under its breath.
A spectacular deception is underway
taking away
beliefs and systems
that held sway
on minds for decades of futility.
Yet we survive, we eat, drink, go to sleep,
wake up in the morning to resume the day.
Once in a while, we complain,
only to be told politely,
"Power is everything and you have none"
We swallow the tutelage
because it is administered politely.