I knew free birds who really weren't free.
They only thought they were free birds
Because they couldn't see their cage.
Funny, really.
There they were, basking in their FREEDOM,
Flying flags and marching bands,
Singing folk songs, playing ukuleles.
Serious identity issues.
Sure, there were days, in the past, when
One might have rightly declared them Free;
But those days have been gone for a century.
Totally clueless.
Still, they chirp about laws and leaders,
Press and rallies, votes and Rights,
(They're the only ones who haven't heard.)
Blind, these bats.
To be fair, they never saw the cage coming.
The Powers that Be brought it in,
Beyond their horizon, set it up, pulled it in.
Only a few can see the bars.
One day soon, they will debate,
As they pace their cramped cage,
What went horribly awry in their Experiment.
Their Freedom Experiment Failed.
Some will blame it on corporate greed,
Others on a large, controlling government.
But those who know, will know to say it:
We allowed it.
Yes, one day, all that we think we know now
Will be a distant memory--Why?
Because we allowed it to be so.
It's on us. All of us.
