I am no coward, believe me;..
I have faced, the hands that be..
The establishment order
Made my stand and paid the price,..
In ways like, "keep the change"..
With my head, held high "keep the change"
I am a rebel, ..
I believe in an ideology, a Marxist..
Yet, at night into day, day break..
I conform to the establishment's order..
The status quo, like using the currency ..
Of the Three Masons, for fruits and veg..
And bus pass too, phone calls
For my hands are tied..
On bills to be paid ..
Fearful of the brown envelopes..
Butter in currency, in trade,
For the wheel to move on survival guide
Bureaucracy in classiest states ..
Watched the old Black beret
Red star attached, revolutions
Trade in trading places
With the West in symbols,
The market, the greed..
So what became, of the flower power ..
As liberals transform, into the far right..
And few go as far as standing on stages..
We once burnt down, in protest ..
Politicians will never change..
Handshakes seals signs..
Symbols of the transformation..
They preach, like hallow souls..
In my heart, I am a rebel ..
A renegade, a Marxist..
In reality, I have to pay my bills..
Truth be told, they are mounting up
Call it my 40 days in the desert..
Till I am liberal, financially liberated ..
In the true sense, of the word..
Not forced to live in the woods as free
And my cheques, cash books
Checks and measures;
Bill do balance in the black
Who dare, blurs the line
Of anarchy, with 9 to 5
Who, who; tell me who did,
In rebellious suits..
Not constraint by situations ..
Circumstance, reality ..
And Kings of the day ..
Demand their cut..
Offspring's ; ..
Demand their birth right. ..
Their feed, their warmth..
And my night bed is sacrificed ..
Candle I burns on both sides
Ends in the middle..
Hoping there was more hours in the day
In my heart, I am a renegade ..
"Excuse me, while I put the kids to bed
School starts, early tomorrow"...
Weekend food shopping to be made
In my heart, I am a rebel..
At one with the course and this, thus becomes..
The reincarnation of anarchy's death
Viva la revolucion
And it shall not be televised
Sorry folks, something to do
With the TV license not being paid
I have faced, the hands that be..
The establishment order
Made my stand and paid the price,..
In ways like, "keep the change"..
With my head, held high "keep the change"
I am a rebel, ..
I believe in an ideology, a Marxist..
Yet, at night into day, day break..
I conform to the establishment's order..
The status quo, like using the currency ..
Of the Three Masons, for fruits and veg..
And bus pass too, phone calls
For my hands are tied..
On bills to be paid ..
Fearful of the brown envelopes..
Butter in currency, in trade,
For the wheel to move on survival guide
Bureaucracy in classiest states ..
Watched the old Black beret
Red star attached, revolutions
Trade in trading places
With the West in symbols,
The market, the greed..
So what became, of the flower power ..
As liberals transform, into the far right..
And few go as far as standing on stages..
We once burnt down, in protest ..
Politicians will never change..
Handshakes seals signs..
Symbols of the transformation..
They preach, like hallow souls..
In my heart, I am a rebel ..
A renegade, a Marxist..
In reality, I have to pay my bills..
Truth be told, they are mounting up
Call it my 40 days in the desert..
Till I am liberal, financially liberated ..
In the true sense, of the word..
Not forced to live in the woods as free
And my cheques, cash books
Checks and measures;
Bill do balance in the black
Who dare, blurs the line
Of anarchy, with 9 to 5
Who, who; tell me who did,
In rebellious suits..
Not constraint by situations ..
Circumstance, reality ..
And Kings of the day ..
Demand their cut..
Offspring's ; ..
Demand their birth right. ..
Their feed, their warmth..
And my night bed is sacrificed ..
Candle I burns on both sides
Ends in the middle..
Hoping there was more hours in the day
In my heart, I am a renegade ..
"Excuse me, while I put the kids to bed
School starts, early tomorrow"...
Weekend food shopping to be made
In my heart, I am a rebel..
At one with the course and this, thus becomes..
The reincarnation of anarchy's death
Viva la revolucion
And it shall not be televised
Sorry folks, something to do
With the TV license not being paid
I related strongly to this, in my own weird way, particularly love the lines: "In my heart, /I am a rebel ../
ReplyDeleteA renegade, a Marxist../
In reality, I have to pay my bills"
Clever, fun, thought-provoking, timely, all that smart-minded complimentary stuff. Thanks for making me feel like breaking some moldy molds, my friend. :)
If we did what they did in the 60s we would be terrorists.
ReplyDeletethis is a passionate piece my friend
Hold on to that spirit - and use your words / ya never know
Thanks for sharing with One Shot
Moon smiles
oh to be a rebel, if only we could loose the constraints...smiles. wonderful write...nice one shot...
ReplyDeleteWe certainly need rebels nowadays. Strong words. Nicely done.
ReplyDeleteYour poem is is both real and idealistic; presenting the obstacles of one and the need for rethinking failing old notions. Great One Shot, Kodjo! cheers
ReplyDeleteI want to be that rebel!
ReplyDeletethe middles makes it
Overthrow Anarchy!
ReplyDeleteNice One Shot, Kodjo!
not easy to bind this together - think we are all rebels in one way - and then there's everyday life that seems to bury lots of our idealism - you found cool words for this struggle
ReplyDeleteI am a conformist rebel. My old friend calls me the only true revolutionary he has ever met. He says I strike people as not quite right "past 60, with braided hair and carrying a purse covered in bluebonnets" It never comes out right, no matter how you pursue it..rebellion seems to run off to the side; but you did a great capture here. Thanks, Gay @beachanny
ReplyDeleteVery nice verse and I enjoyed it....
ReplyDeleteॐ नमः शिवाय
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