Liam Connors

Mute the sounds of tragedy
The cries of all those lesser than,
Bleeding hearts a world away
Distract your inner peace.
Satisfy your cravings
Regardless of the harm it brings,
One less happy customer
Does naught to corporate greed.
Know the numbers well
But let them not affect your conscience,
For to swim against the current
Shows the world that you’re unique.
Reconnect with nature
Find the beauty where it lies.
Let the flames entrench your neighbor
Warm your hands over the heat.
Close your eyes to terror, and
Absolve yourself of wickedness,
No sense in making good again
When in blood stepped so deep.

So,

Deny the truth, Deny the pain,
Deny the rising seas.
Protect yourself, protect your own,
Protect the world’s elite.
Give up the fight, give up the cause,
Give up your every virtue.
Turn off the news, turn off your phone,
Turn off all that can hurt you.

Live a life unburdened,
That’s who they need you to be.
Allow the massacre
So that your mind can be at ease.