Awakening

Posted on by Reena Saxena

Faith works wonders, they say
Faith is the best medicine we have
What kind of placebo is this?
It numbs you to bridles and whips.

I’m called out for breaking norms
I’m labelled a traitor sans fire-arms
What kind of jury is this?
Defense unheard; judgments passed

What the majority says is religion
I can communicate only in pidgin
What kind of theism is this?
Hyperbole rules; reason amiss

Faith puts mindsets in a frame
Puppeteers begin playing their game
What kind of leadership is this?
soothing sounds conceal a hiss

You wrote paeans to solemnity
What passed you by was singularity
What kind of awakening is this?
Unconsciousness seems like bliss

W3 Prompt #149

28 thoughts on “Awakening”

  1. A powerful write.

    These words:
    “Faith puts mindsets in a frame
    Puppeteers begin playing their game
    What kind of leadership is this?
    soothing sounds conceal a hiss”

    People listened….they complained about the price of eggs…..they ignored and laughed about the Haitians eating dogs and pets in Ohio and believed it…they laughed when their “leader” made fun of a disabled person….they believed him when he said he had no idea who wrote Project 2025 and didn’t know what it was….they thought the snake’s tail rattling was a marimba band…..and now “they reap what they sowed”.

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    1. Leaders of other countries flaunt past camaraderie, suffer tariffs and blind followers say “T is a man who can deliver” just because their leader supports him.

      I don’t understand lack of objectivity in thinking 😔

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  10. Wow Reena! Your poem is powerful and certainly doesn’t pull any punches!! I love how you manage to ask all the important questions and shine a light on many of the things that organized religion gets wrong…. Bravo!! 😍🤗😍

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