greek.

i remember when men had to beat each not for pride or glory
but to to see another day with the master they were abhorring
only to then be whipped by their overseer
in attempts to make him a better man
til the blood ran cold
and fell from his hands
and when he fell to his knees
it was not at his own submission
but because he was weak with defeat
and even had to ask permission
to die

yet today’s men
proudly beat each other
to bring meaning to their lives
til their backs are cracked
and their skin turns blue
til they regurgitate from the agony
and collapse from the abuse
til they cry from the torture
yet refuse to beg for it to stop
all to be made a man
or to be seen as a rock

they bend their knees
and bend their might
they bruise their backs
and some even lose their lives
all for this right of passage
all for the glory
without realizing that they could be the latest front page story
of hazing gone wrong
and overuse of power gone bad
of rituals gone awry
and lives that have past
because history has taught them nothing
but to repeatedly tear down their brother
and convince him that in his pain and his suffering
he will one day adversely affect the life of another

BUT HE WON’T.

still they claim to be martyrs of our time
and service our community
but when their union is stemmed from persecution
there is no common unity
they are a disservice to our society
cause their woeful tactics are like a plague
internally corrupting minds
and externally showing a masquerade
of mass proportions
like an ill-fitted fetus
these outdated practices are in need of an abortion.

when their union is stemmed from persecution
how can they possible carry out their duties
cause there is no service to our community
when their organization is based on cruelty

claiming to be alphas and omegas
and other titles of the latter
they have failed to realize
that there is only one alpha and omega that matters

so I cry
and I plead
and I pray for their minds:

GOD show them your way
cause in the darkness they are blind
guide them to your path
and resurrect their minds
feed them your spirit
and your body of bread and wine
cast them out of the past
and bring them here to our time

show them their wrong doing
and the error of their ways
because without you
they have formulated themselves
to be nothing but modern day slaves.

AMEN.