I am barbaric but fester even in brilliant minds.
I am the root of all that is deemed evil.
I don’t belong in this techno-world,
and, yet… I not only live
I thrive.
As your population explodes
I feast on your youth.
Education only disguises my numbers,
for once the books are discarded
I strangle all clear conceptions.
I whisper in the ear of the arrogant
and send good men off to war.
I stifle the fetus’ heart with learned hands
and drag black men to their death.
I clog your government
and tip the scales of justice.
I slaughter the lamb
and molest mother earth.
I swim in the ink of this fool’s pen
as he blames only me for society’s problems.
I will consume the world
for I am unleashed.
Compiling God's Code 
Wade, this is moving and I would love to talk to you about it some time when we have a chance. I resonate with the line “Education only disguises my numbers, for once the books are discarded I strangle all clear conceptions.” Not sure what you had in mind when you wrote that, but for me it reminds me of all the good things I read, which raise ideas for me to implement, but which I so often fail to do. Thanks for your open heart.
Thanks Michael. I will email you.