From Christian Marx, two poems of protest.
Festering Greed
Capitalism… a loathsome disease
A festering construction
It brings men to their knees
A harbinger of societal destruction
I will not yield to this beast
It is a putrid anomaly
Like a bacterium of yeast
Like cancer in the anatomy
This evil must be slain
Satan is the creator
Rich men are to blame
Societies sickening shame
Racism is its currency
A rich man’s trick
Selfishness is the surrogacy
In the womb of the tick
Say no to selfishness
Say no to greed
Say yes to freedom
Against the zombie feed.
Minds of Cactus
See the zombies
Shopping while they sleep
Defecating ecstasy
Good consumerist sheep
Minds full of product
Souls full of air
Intellect of a fly
Broken beyond repair
Empty vessels make a noise
Looking for meaning
In their useless toys
Consuming and dreaming
Of a joy that never comes
Only post-apocalyptic screaming
Dancing to corporate drums
Your television is talking to you
Your mobile is your friend
Consume in oblivion
The nightmare never ends
See the zombies
Shopping while they sleep
Defecating ecstasy
Good consumerist sheep
3 investment properties
Yet zero friends
1,000 hangers on
Facebook is a mind bend
Your relatives sit in nursing homes
Waiting for you to care
Too busy on your phone
Meaningful conversation is bare
Intelligence is nowhere to be seen
Diet fads and celebrity gossip
Their minds behind a screen
Keep the lemmings spare
Like a coked-up Lothario
Clicking up the numbers
Too dumb to be aware
See the zombies
Shopping while they sleep
Defecating ecstasy
Good consumerist sheep.
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Christian Marx is a political and social activist interested in making the world a fairer place. He has a Bachelor of Social Science and has a keen interest in sociology, politics and history. He was one of the organizers of the March in March rallies in Melbourne and is the founder of the progressive news and information page, “Don`t Look At This Page”, and is also a co-founder of “The Global Revolution” website.
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