Denial
Poem 1: Problem
Most humans are very fragile
They resist change so that they can keep their bodies intact
Their whole world is built on rejection
Instead of becoming better and stronger,
They deny
They spread their technique wherever they go
Until a simple breeze can break the world
But not if they deny
They are either unaware of their affliction,
Or they deny their denial
Causing its influence to grow
An invisible evil that feeds off itself
Denial is the exoskeleton of a weak soul
It’s the blinding light of an artificial sun
It’s the warmth of an ashen heart
Denial is a disease that can be cured
But fighting it would hurt them too much
Anything that’s not easy is impossible in their eyes
They inhale temporary satisfaction and exhale misery
Suffocating the world around them
But they’re okay with that
As long as they can continue to deny their own misery
Poem 2: Solution
The most effective way to get rid of denial
Is also the most extreme
One must destroy the entire world of the person in denial
And when they see that the hopeless hope can no longer help them
They go through a kind of withdrawal
Denial is a huge part of many people’s identities
They have grown addicted to it
Once it leaves, they cannot cope
As a result, there is a great chance of relapse
A drug such as denial is the hardest to cure,
For it is intangible
The depression begins to set in
They must finally face life
This is often the greatest challenge of any person’s life
How does one spot denial?
Must we destroy most people’s lives to rid the world of denial?
Is this really a necessary step?
Will the whole world become depressed?
Is there any way to prevent denial from ever happening?
When such a great evil is present, is it worth the consequences to vanquish it?
It’s hard to know
Ideally, revelations are not induced
Yet denial is destroying the world
In such a toxic world with such a drastic cure, why inhabit it?
The few not in denial can live on
Watching their neighbors suffocate in their own disease
At the constant risk of infection
Or, they can find a better world
What is the best decision?
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