- Yes, They Got Me Too
- I wonder often, why I do what I do
- I chased the paper, a degree
- Greedily learned insanity
- I chased the vapor, promising higher salary
- I borrowed for the home, the cars, the best
- I was out there, way out there, thinking I was wiser
- but doing the same as the rest
- but because I was could afford better
- believing they were the dumbest
- Now I sit and think, if I were so smart
- why didn’t I perceive this con from the start
- how did I get caught up in Irrational Exuberance
- from paying more, just because I could
- Doing what I was doing, instead of what I should
- how, how did it happen to me
- Mr. Thoughtful, Mr. Thinker, Mr. Wanna-Be
- goes to show the powerful difference
- between those who know and ignorance
- I fell in Love with the Idea of me being above others
- instead of the value of me being among others
- I fell in love with being the cynosure
- the center of attention,
- of being the most honorably mentioned
- an Ego in need, is greed,
- the most insatiable thing to feed
- if only I had understood
- all was driven by my innate desire, to Feel Good
- Life, so unfair, feeds us, at our weakest state
- toxins more powerful than Jesus,
- before we take a step, often sealing our Fate
- the perpetual desire to Feel Good
- it’s the first language we Learn
- watch any mother with her baby child
- in the womb, she thinks, she speaks,
- feel good, nurtures, feel good
- communicates, feel good, until it is understood
- the driver of your Life is to, Feel Good
- thus with an Ego, Life anoints us
- so our vision, collides reality, into a kaleidoscope,
- where we bend the light of sight
- not into what is, but what we hope
- a prism, where one beam is split into many
- views, opinions, perceptions, all to serve
- in making us believe we are happy
- due to what we have and who we are, at the time
- those who know how to play with our minds
- don’t use force, only strum the maternal cord
- confining us to doing, thinking whatever, makes us Feel Good
- and we, with open eyes, are blind to doing what we should
- leaving us vulnerable to Life’s illusions and tricks
- it comes down to this, are your decisions, driven by you
- or has Feel Good, turned Ego, open to other forces
- decide for you, can you even discern what is driving you…R.D.Revilo