Societal intelligence

Who is to say what defines being smart

If it is listening to your head or to your heart

Does it come from books or from the street

Or does it simply depend on the people you meet

Knowledge is simplified to one single grade

But intellectual capabilities not even assure you of getting paid

For so many access is denied

Leading towards an inevitable divide

Categorizes the world in have and have nots

And material objections have turned us into robots

The need to succeed is based on greed

Hunger for money is the main thing we try to feed

But do not let your thoughts be disrupted

By this system that is corrupted
That tries to prevent thinking outside of the box

With societal norms providing the locks

Break these imposed mental restrictions

And do not limit your convictions

Behind every clouded thought there is a silver lining

So do not let your own mind stop you from shining