People are weak

People are weak

Since the beginning of man he has needed an answer to make him comfortable 

She creates stories that explain the unexplainable

He creates heroes that make him feel safe. 

People are weak 

Is it a weakness to be afraid of what you don't know? 

I'd say so. 

Forcing yourself into a fantasy for comfort seems diagnosable

Failing to realize the beauty of reality

People are weak

Searching for something to give them strength

When all they have to do is search within

People are weak

Superman won't save you from Nazis

People are weak

You left behind your belief in the tooth fairy

Why hold on to other fairy tales 

People are weak

Scared of the inevitable, so they create a false eternity 

Why keep on living if death presents so much more bliss

Why not take up the offer of 72 virgins 

People are weak

Hiding behind a safety net

Face reality 

Don't speculate about what could be 

Based on what you were told 

Face reality 

Consider what is, based on what you know

People are weak

By now you're pissed because I've poked at your dignity 

You're weak 

Consider why you desperately need this comfort

Why you blindly accept what you're told 

Annotate the message you put on a pedestal 

Mark the passages of hatred and evil in bold

People are weak 

Instagram bios: God first, family second

John 3:16 Corinthians 6:14

People must be Platonists because clearly their God given senses mean very little

People are weak 

One nation under God

Which God? Call me crazy but there are thousands and I only believe in one less than you

People are weak

Group think 

Comfort 

Alienation 

Supremacy 

People are weak 

Crusades 

Witch hunts 

9/11

Charlie Hebdo 

Paris November 13,2015 

People are weak, but at least they're comfortable.

This poem is about: 
Our world

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