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In Scandinavia

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I cannot speak for the rest of the world
but in Scandinavia we have been deceived.

in Scandinavia you get computers for free
in Scandinavia people are pretty and quiet and nice
here you can live a happy life, just hold on to your world
and don't let them tell you you're wrong
they do that in Scandinavia
even though they all feel bad.

in Scandinavia they'll tell you that love is what binds us together
in Scandinavia they tell you to follow your heart
yet the brain can capture a universe
the heart only a part, and isolate it
it does that in Scandinavia
even though it's already cold up here

in Scandinavia, the stronger the heartbeat the more selfish the act
in Scandinavia we laugh at North Korea
the citizens there aren't free and they believe their leader to be righteous and holy
here we believe that certain people are meant for each other
they aren't in Scandinavia
even though they've planned a future

in Scandinavia there is plenty of money
everyone a babe and everyone a honey
the televisions teach us how to act like lovers
and that there is a man for every woman and child
but there aren't in Scandinavia
even though there are plenty of husbands

in Scandinavia we all attend the play
in Scandinavia we clap our hands real hard at the end
it goes on for a long time, real loud
it covers up the noises behind the curtain
we close our eyes in Scandinavia
or maybe the darkness conceals things, I don't know..

but I do know that love is the greatest thing on earth
that it is the only source of light in our dark, dark landscape
and that it is our duty, like flies, to seek it out
or else be frozen

I know
for I have been told.

I'm a Scandinavian.

now I cannot speak for the rest of the world
but in Scandinavia we have been deceived.
"Whatever is done for love, always takes place beyond good and evil.” - Nietzsche

In any case I do love grammar Nazis, since I tend to screw up, being Scandinavian and all.
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Augustmaryethel's avatar
thanks for the poem. keep on telling your truth.