Narrative Wars

poem by: E.J. Waling
Written on May 13, 2026 

Narrative
wars.
Minds
seeded,
inhabited.
Coerced.
Ideas
hammered,
chiseled.
Thoughts
of others.
Molded as
clay.
Understanding
by design.
Live here
believe
this.
Live there
believe
that.
Human
receptacle
narratives,
information
Installed.
Interchangeable.
What
to believe?
What’s
honest?
Download
mind,
spinning
on shifting
sands.

 

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