Exposed

Excerpt courtesy of "I Am the Walrus" from the Beatles.

When all the world sees that your social justice cause

 is built on propaganda to gain public applause

 and all your good will deeds, are just marketing schemes

When all the world sees

 maybe...

When all the world wakes up from their mundane daily routines

 and pride in empty consumerism, wrapped in the American Dream

 their all-for-one posture, their embellished identities

When all the world wakes up, maybe the world will see

Maybe the world will see, that it's not the place it seems

 they are not who they thought they were, things are not what they believed

There's an agenda to acquire more than which you need

 while maintaining the reputation of Ms. and Mr. Charity

When all the world sees the person they pretend to be,

 the person who they really are, and how they want to seem

The person standing next to them, the widow across the street,

 the starving child in the third world country crouching at their knees...

When all the world sees that we are vultures out of habit

 slaughters to the lamb, and leeches to the planet

 built on exploitation, to build a "better nation"

When all the world sees

 maybe...

When all the world sees we're interdependently connected

 and underneath we're all the same, when looking past complexions 

Our concern for personal gain has caused a lack to love each other

When will the world see, sacrifice takes some discomfort

When all the world wakes up and when the world sees

 that: "I am she as you are he and you are me and we

 are all together,"

 maybe the world can be...

Author's Note

I edited the bottom portion somewhat, but I still feel like there is something more I can do to tie it all up. Any suggestions welcome! :]

Reviews

[Devons]

What's the next line of I Am the Walrus...?

[Griffin Hill]

Sorry I can’t help with the ending, but the rest of the poem I liked quite a lot, particularly the third stanza.

The ending is tough. Maybe you need to just step back from it a few days/weeks and reread it and it will come to you.

[Ruth]

Great poem, The Beatles are legendary!
So many things in this world we are lied to about, this hit the spot! xx

[zombiikillah666]

***karaoke time***
Loooove it.

:D Gooooood job girl. (:

[Randy`s Princess]

I love the beatle`s, I`m from England so I know who they are obviously there a british institution, I also love the song I am Walrus, it`s very trippy, so thumb`s up on this poem.

[faryn wolff]

Wow, what a wonderful, powerful poem. As someone else suggested, very John Lennon-esque. I thoroughly dig the message behind this. What we, you, I, they, need is for the world to awaken and see just what your poem exposes and learn to understand that we are indeed all in this together, for the benefit of ourselves and generations to come.

Beautiful piece. Thanks for sharing!

[ettorney]

No, I think you've got it on this one.

Nice write.

[Jenna]

In my opinion, nothing else is needed. I greatly enjoyed it as is. Awesome message to it and a fascinating read. :)

[Dutch Jr.]

Don't really feel like you need to change anything about this one, but, hey, I'm not the poetry expert. This is a very capitvating read. The subject matter is something Americans acknowledge, but don't really take heed to. I'm a fan of this one.

[Gomer LePoet]

Ku Ku Kachoo. this is a great piece here miss Jackie. You have covered all the valid schemes and dreams of the takers and the givers. I liked this very much.