Remains, Poem Options

[DesDownunder]

Remains
© 2010
by DesDownUnder

In this new age,
That harbours its tyrannies,
With minds in a rage,
Against human liberties
To limit knowledge,
and freedom's ideas,
With world war waged,
To protect their fears,
Comes tyranny's refuge,
From freewill's tears.

So they came for the Net,
They wished had never been,
They came for knowledge,
They wanted unknown,
They came for love's intent,
They wanted unseen,
For power they fought
And starved information of reason,
But worse, they taught,
Prejudice and fear is reason enough,
To make our lives worth nought.

And all that remained was their fear and loathing,
And our slavery.

Inspired by this post at The Age on an Internet 'Kill' Switch.

[TracyMN]

I like to think that when we speak out, help is on the way.

That is a beautifully encouraging thought, Des, and destined to become part of my own prized collection, gathered from a thousand voices over a lifetime, aid amidst a troubling landscape.

So in that it would seem to work both ways.

Tracy