Freedom's Mask

We are enslaved by Freedom.
Our once blind voyages
now mapped, planned out.
If Liberty did ring,
it'd be lost in a cacophony of ringtones
and though the fires
of Rebels still burn
it is rebellious in its
immaturity only.
Left wing, Right wing,
all shuffling to the same drum
of cogwheels and conscripts.
Where is our Justice focused?
Where does the eyes of Law
wander these days?

Quiet now-- Big Brother's
watching, no questions now,
just wash and repeat
and labor
and sleep.
Forget dreams--
there's no escape.
Look in the mirror
its only You for life.
Paint on your smile
and swallow your pills
and tighten your heart--
this is your Liberty.

Photography By: M.Z.
Poem by: M.Z.