What Would You Change

Mon, 03/17/2014 - 17:10 -- DekylDM

Let's talk about change - there's something we don't like

There's something we have in common - there's something we have in our eyes

We never know what we're going to actually do - at least, not until the last nanosecond when

That electrical charge within our brain connects to our muscles or the left/right brain and then

And then you do it

That's all it takes

You don't realize how fast you actually are until you stop and think about it

If your body moved as fast as you could think

You'd be faster than Superman, the Flash, or Dash from the Incredibles

Because all it takes is to make something impossible, do it, and make it credible

You don't need a test from another to identify who you are

If you thought about it, you're smart, yet you needn't think very hard

You could be a sun, falling form the sky - but then that's a shooting star

Then perhaps you're the brightest of them all - no, that's not it - wait; yes; you are

You don't know it yet

Or maybe you do

Have you ever thought about

Just who was thinking of you?

Maybe it's some other species

Like a dog or a cat - oh, what about an alien?!

Sounds so exciting! - or wait - Google says:

"Did you mean: a black guy claiming to be Australian?"

Ha, I caught you off guard there

But our thoughts are shut down so fast by the government

Think about it:

The United States was founded by basically the ideas from the first amendment

- Freedom of Religion

- Freedom of Speech

- Freedom of Press

- Freedom of Assembly

- Freedom of Petition

Yet, we can't stand the thought of homosexuals

We can't stand the use of "profane" language

We criticize people based on their looks instead of the character of their hearts

Our education is low grade, outdated, makes people irate

And then what - we make fun of people who are overweight

 

Here, let me tell you ten things I know about you:

1. You are reading this

2. You are human

3. You can't say the letter "pee" without spreading your lips

5. You just tried that

6. You can't lick your elbow with your tongue

8. You just now realized you skipped number four

9. You realized that there was no number four

10. You just realized the same about number seven

11. You're smiling because you thought it was funny

13. Even though you skipped numbers, there are still ten things I know about you

 

I did all of this just thinking

The slam title for this is "What Would You Change"

Well, I'm changing the way we think

Now it's your turn

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