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Icing on the Cake
Hypocrisy blankets the world
Like fondant on a cake.
Looking smooth and smelling sweet;
Kneaded and shaped by the
Master Bakers' hands.
On Society,
They place it with care.
Pretty it appears.
Pastel colors, pretty flowers.
Pretty ribbons.
Pretty bows.
Added as confusion;
(Shh, nobody knows).
Open mouths gape wide,
And wide eyes stare.
Dazzled by the craftsmanship;
Marveling with awe, the sugary
confection,
Eager to gobble the Masters' conceptions.
But it's a sheet of fat!
Masking the true dessert.
A cake of wonders
So rich, so moist,
So full of surprise!
A splendor well hidden
By a dry, frosting crust;
Empty of flavor
It's like a thick layer of dust.
Now's the time, people - wake up!
Cut into the cake.
Cut through the illusions;
Expose the Masters' piece;
Show what's been hidden
underneath.
Like fondant on a cake.
Looking smooth and smelling sweet;
Kneaded and shaped by the
Master Bakers' hands.
On Society,
They place it with care.
Pretty it appears.
Pastel colors, pretty flowers.
Pretty ribbons.
Pretty bows.
Added as confusion;
(Shh, nobody knows).
Open mouths gape wide,
And wide eyes stare.
Dazzled by the craftsmanship;
Marveling with awe, the sugary
confection,
Eager to gobble the Masters' conceptions.
But it's a sheet of fat!
Masking the true dessert.
A cake of wonders
So rich, so moist,
So full of surprise!
A splendor well hidden
By a dry, frosting crust;
Empty of flavor
It's like a thick layer of dust.
Now's the time, people - wake up!
Cut into the cake.
Cut through the illusions;
Expose the Masters' piece;
Show what's been hidden
underneath.
Published 13th Oct 2012
| Edited 3rd Apr 2023
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The author encourages honest critique.
This analogy can be applied to so many things---tv, government, maybe even education. Sort of like Pink Floyd's "Comfortably Numb". I could easily get on a soap box with this one and address what I see are serious wrongs in the world but that would involve too much subjectivity and I freely admit my world views aren't in the majority by a long shot.
This is destined to be one of my all time favorites.
This is destined to be one of my all time favorites.
14th Oct 2012 3:18pm
Thank you very much. This means a lot. It's encouraging to me to hear there are other critical thinkers in the world. My views on the world are also, shall I say, non-traditional nor of the social norm. A lot of my poems reflect this. I will post more soon.
14th Oct 2012 4:32pm
That is good to hear. I must confess I can be out there on an island. One year I even voted for my dad for president---I was so depressed about the other choices.
