Following Orders
As Told By Master
Following Orders
February 24, 2013
To take the command,
That demand,
Do as you’re told
Despite the ethics
Don’t think for yourself
Don’t think at all
Just go along,
Blissful ignorance
Whimpers and whines,
The only sound besides
The crack of the whip,
The crack in your head
You don’t have a mind
You don’t own yourself
Deluded to think so,
You follow blindly
Don’t think for yourself
Don’t think at all
Just go along,
Blissful ignorance
Just to make a buck
Or to win the war
Keep your head down
Don’t stick out your neck
Whimpers and whines,
The only sound besides
The crack of the whip,
The crack in your head
Conned, nothing more,
You’re nothing but another
Mislead youth, no matter your age,
You automaton!
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Thor Grey (G. Steven Moore)
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