Manufactured Reality, Fabricated Perception And Constructed Conception Poem by Ali Rahimi

Manufactured Reality, Fabricated Perception And Constructed Conception

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Education is a lucrative corrupt market BUT offered as a method of transmitting knowledge and insight,
Freedom is torture and terror BUT defined as the right to do and say what you like,
Truth is manufactured by powerful leaders BUT regarded as the opposite of falsehood,
Honor killing is an abominable heinous practice But adored as an honorable glorious event.
Corrupt Politicians are charlatans BUT camouflaged as philanthropic holy saviors,
Prisoners are helpless victims BUT disgraced and locked up as dangerous rascals,
Wars are savage conflicts BUT glorified as divine patriotic missions,
Women are graceful entities BUT victimized by violent patriarchal whims and idiocy,
Children are molested used and abused BUT manifested as bundles of fun and love,
Poets are imaginative creative minds BUT depicted as ludicrous fools,
Teachers are pathetic laborers BUT depicted as fountains of divine love and knowledge,
Celebrities are ordinary uninspiring idiots BUT promoted by media through fame, money building multimillion dollar empires,
Ignorant stupid presidents are winners of shallow power struggles and political cutthroat BUT illustrated as glowing examples of perfection,
Politics is a dirty game of orchestration and deception BUT scientifically explained as organized management of communities,
Students are scapegoats of faulty educational systems BUT represented as significant learners,
Poverty is a rich man's fun BUT described as economic regulation and austerity measures,
Love is a malignant disease BUT glorified as tenderness and romance,
Brutal Police are criminals BUT dressed up as protective military forces,
Time is a merciless destructor BUT viewed as a great healer,
Cinemas are rendezvous for brainless lovers BUT described as buildings where brains and art meet,
Nature is target of man's destructive stupidity BUT seen as heavenly source of life, birth, and soul,
Martyrs are victims of oppressors' greed and dictators' lust savagery and lies BUT praised as brave heroes,
Nationality is the norm for one's stigma glory success or failure BUT depicted as ethnic background,
Suicide is modern man's cure or sign of honor BUT dishonored as offence against God,
Schools are institution of manipulation, indoctrination and radicalization BUT displayed as learning environments,
Hunger is man's chronic pandemic illness BUT concealed by thick affluent corrupt despots,
Immigration is man's dangerous tragic last resort BUT treated with hatred, and brutality,
Music is now noise pollution BUT pictured as the art of harmony, melody, and rhythm of man's soul and heart,
Passports are instrument of victimization, criminality, rights and privileges BUT are simply meant to be only a travel document certifying nationality and identity,
Slavery is still prevalent, a sign of wealth and influence BUT denounced as inhumane and uncivilized,
Marriage is a contract forced and enforced by ignorant parents BUT reflected as free tender fusion of a man and a woman,

BUT………………..

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Jazib Kamalvi 15 June 2017

A great (but) having so many realities. Thanks

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