Otor Matthew - Opium

An over-indulgence in anything
Even something as pure as water can intoxicate
So I
Tell this to the vagabonds in power
Militants masquerading as Messiahs
The Jeremiahs, The Isaiahs
Prophets of Doom making a profit
From the lie with which they feed the room
Umbrellas and brooms
And we feed on their deceit
On our knees, both hands plunged in
You can find the Residue of Fallacies
On the sides of our lips
We cross our legs and pick our teeth
They bend poverty into a weapon
Who knew the morally illiterate
Could be so committed to character alliteration
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
We
Believe the lies
Convince ourselves
Votes do not count
Expect the best
But are
Willingly wooed to vehemently vote for the worst
We carry our cross and nod in shame
Money, Power, and Greed the game
We've been here before and we would return again
It's the Opium
We are addicted to the lies
Tell this to the pastors and priests
There is a church on every Street
But true transformation is bleak
Self-righteousness like cancer
Rips through the land
The will of man prevails over the will of God
The sword over Love
The hate in religious debates
The fight over faith
My God over your God
My guns over your grits
We lie through our teeth
The fraction refracts our light
As denominations become denominators
We want to reach the nations
But not actually reach the nations
We've made something else king
For this cannot be the prince of peace
We are holding on to something
But the truth that sets us free
It's the Opium
There's religion in the water
Tell this to the militants in the military
The unjust enforcing justice
To serve and Protect
To harass and extort
Power is a filthy thing
Teach a man to Love
Give a man a gun
That sequence
And you would have saved the crying mother's son
Tell the Imam they don't understand the doctrine he's preached
For there are bullet shells on the street
And the shooter is holding prayer beads
Show him where love dwells
Or he'll burn down the citadel for fear of infidels
Ring the bells
For we must Live, love, truth, Light
We must speak, see, push, run
We must dream, unite, vote, ignite
We must serve, fight, fight, free

Written by:
Matthew Otor

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