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The price of humanity

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We call ourselves humanity
Apparently we’re the superior race
But we destroy, we will kill, and then we’ll lie to your face.
We’ve stretched barbed wire across the land, hunted and bled the life from the sea
And who even cares? Only the people who are prepared
To fight every single case vehemently

We call ourselves humane, but really?!
The majority of us never think twice
When pain is inflicted on the life of another, to us it’s no sacrifice

We are people, and yes, we live, but we’re so detached to it all
It seems so unreal, and if it’s so wrong, then someone else will start rolling the ball
They say that for evil to prosper, good people must do nothing
And why should we? What’s in it for us?
We’re only humans aren’t we? We can’t do everything can we?
When we’ve done nothing right, chances are, we haven’t actively done too much wrong either

But I’ll tell you this, what you’ve done IS wrong
By doing nothing, you’ve pretty much helped bad people on their way.
There’s not much of a fight, so it just becomes all the more easier for them.
The actions of our people, of our lives, of US, it’s wrong
We have broken lives, hearts, dreams, and the wings of our compassion
Half the time we couldn’t even care less
We’ve spoiled the world; we’ve become chained down by our own laziness
This is wrong, it’s grotesque and its insanity
And if this is humanity
             Then I want no part in it.

This is in response to :iconwe-write-to-escape: #We-Write-To-Escape’s fortnightly theme challenge: ‘Barbed wire, chains and broken wings’ I think I might have deviated slightly when I drew most of my inspiration from fav.me/d6x60l8 rather than fav.me/d6xai74 but hey, it’s Deviantart isn’t it? I guess I’ll just see what happens… :P

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What if there was proof of something 'else' acting upon everyone? Something other than us? Something else poisoning the way we see the world around us and even ourselves? Is 'good' even knowable in the first place? Let's find out - close your eyes and repeat the words "I know good" out loud a few times - then come talk to me. But do so very carefully - reason bears always grinning

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