Open Mind

What you would've noticed with your open mind

is that your wrists are bleeding

and your tongue is tied.

Do you remember we were all the only infants,

and we would stand them back to back

against the elements?

But you grew strong and left

us there to join the big game,

where you learned

lies that made the hurts of old seem so tame.

Back in those days

we had respect for all the innocence

and we never dreamed of drowning in all the

selfish decadence.

But you had a change of heart

that robbed you of your compassion

and left you choices

that controlled your every action.