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By Hatchet, Axe and Saw
Another lesson learned burned into my mind
As it turned into a philosophical perspective
Is equality really equal if it’s enforced by law?
Are we not the same made by nature’s objective?
Should we be careful with what we ask for?
Will the consequences have a different effect?
But the professor had been a fan of Rand
He was a well-read man and was full of intellect
For a while I pondered, wondered and sundered
Should we be happy with our place in the universe?
Do we strive for more light, for more power
For some it may be blessing and for others a curse
Are all things really made equal
When they’re cut down by hatchet, axe and saw
And what happens to the people
When they pass an unjust law
132 Words
92 Unique
As it turned into a philosophical perspective
Is equality really equal if it’s enforced by law?
Are we not the same made by nature’s objective?
Should we be careful with what we ask for?
Will the consequences have a different effect?
But the professor had been a fan of Rand
He was a well-read man and was full of intellect
For a while I pondered, wondered and sundered
Should we be happy with our place in the universe?
Do we strive for more light, for more power
For some it may be blessing and for others a curse
Are all things really made equal
When they’re cut down by hatchet, axe and saw
And what happens to the people
When they pass an unjust law
132 Words
92 Unique
Published 4th Apr 2021
Author's Note
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4th Apr 2021 9:21pm
Good questions, Wally. Unjust laws, and lobbied laws steamer-rollered through without due process (as is happening now a lot) are a tough one to answer.
15th May 2021 5:14pm
Josh, thank you the RL. It's perhaps the thing that has plagued governments through the world and human history.
4th Apr 2021 10:53pm
What happens to the people, indeed. Excellent thought-provoking write, Wally.
15th May 2021 5:17pm
Thanks Luna (and thanks for the RL as well).
It opens up so many questions about left and right, what works for the majority, about democracy, about human decency. The song that inspired this is open to interpretation.
It opens up so many questions about left and right, what works for the majority, about democracy, about human decency. The song that inspired this is open to interpretation.
6th Apr 2021 00:53am
You have really touched on a couple of subjects, with very good questions. Unjust laws have been the rule of the land for a long time now, and unfortunately it just keeps getting worse. Thought provoking.
15th May 2021 5:19pm
Thank you Eerie for you comment.
When I first heard the song The Trees, I never gave it much of an in depth look as far as what the message was about. As I grew older, I realized the genius behind it and what it (could) mean.
When I first heard the song The Trees, I never gave it much of an in depth look as far as what the message was about. As I grew older, I realized the genius behind it and what it (could) mean.
Anonymous
31st May 2021 00:39am
A thinking poem!
Try as we might to create level playing fields, we can't stop insecure people from dreaming up ways to rig the ststem in their favor.
Nowadays, they are just denying reality when they don't get their way.
Try as we might to create level playing fields, we can't stop insecure people from dreaming up ways to rig the ststem in their favor.
Nowadays, they are just denying reality when they don't get their way.
12th Jul 2021 3:24am
They always find loopholes (or create them). It's a twist that benefits the few and screws over the masses.
