Society: Lessons from the Civilized

By Suhana Suhana

I learned from a book called Society,
It told me what’s right and what’s wrong.
Never mind ‘why’, for the list is so long,
And if you defy the book of rules,
Oh! You pragmatic fool!
The righteous will chastise you,
The religious will punish,
The pure will shame you,
And no hate amiss.
The preacher will preach, but practice he won’t,
Be cultured, they say, but a do-gooder? You don’t!

I learned from a book called Society,
I come from a land of so-called culture,
Where the infidel teaches about loyalty,
The serpent pledges fealty,
The addict proclaims self-love,
Reward and punishment to dictate them,
Alongside hell below and heaven above.

I don’t want to live in a world with such apparent vulgarity,
Where the rich don’t have enough rights to give but plenty of charity,
Where true beauty is violated and vanity is glorified,
Where violence is ignored, but heresy cannot slide,
In short, I learned from a book called society that consumes everything it shames,
Drugs, alcohol, lust, pride and fame,
They’re praised, yet they’re the ones we blame.
Open your mind, question the power,
don’t follow it blindly for society’s a sick, sick game.