by Marvellous Maeze
It is here I stand resolute, purely inure
My flesh, silky onyx ink spilled from a quill
Existing within a fever dream not of my own design
Plunging towards a downfall, sprinting uphill
A nightmarish hell-scape of wronged rights
Is this cultural colloquialism
Or am I an anachronism
Sent from the future with a warning sign?
This pseudo intellectualism
Has proven to be entrapment, thus divine
Brought down from my state of bliss
Those pesky bioluminescent blues
So tell me who the real savage is
Declare it, he who emboldens falsity
To torture souls of differing hues
Is it those who threaten nuclear annihilation
Just to prove they are a superior first-world nation?
Perhaps savagery is pageantry for dunces
Segregate masses over fears of alien invasions
Isn’t it such fear that guarantees alienation?
The anti-social warrior
Still, the horizon will be
Fueled by passing ides of time
Must I wilt among the shallows?
Pacify my state of mind
Should I acquire your social construct disorder?
Disorderly conduct of a personality
I feel like every time you speak to me
It’s about something so petty, pitiful,
And pathetically plain
Done with dollars and diamonds and diets
What a shame, a sham I am
And what a shame, a sham you are
Creatures birthed of a chaos culture
Host the burdens that burden others
The millennial dilemma
Gen X, Gen Y, and Gen Z agree
The universal gender of strife
Doused in globalized green
Dripping red, blue, and white
I’m weary of walking on water
I yearn to run through the fire
Fall to slumber, stay woke and free
I will not falter nor beleaguer
I’m too broke to be the change I want to see
Two roads, dual decisions to make
The path of sycophant or benevolent
Which to undertake, which elixir to swill
To bloviate so grandiose
May shock and bring dismay to most
Is this being careless?
Should I even care this much?
Modern altruism proves evanescent
I can’t believe I feel so out of touch
I’m dealing with a first world problem
Marvellous Maeze is a Nigerian-born and Texas-raised entrepreneur who owns and runs her own ethically conscious clothing line, as well as an entertainment production startup, which develops and funds independent film, television, documentary, web, and music ventures. Additionally, her charitable organization is working on building a school for girls in Nigeria. Marvellous is currently enrolled at New York University’s School of Professional Studies. After attaining her Associate’s degree in Liberal Arts, she plans to pursue Bachelor’s degrees in both Economics and Political Science with a specialized focus on International Relations. Her long-term career goal is to transform her charity into a globally recognized organization that raises capital for worthwhile causes in the fields of disease prevention, research, and treatment, as well as educational and human rights. She also hopes to work in conjunction with the world’s most revered firms and governments to enact impactful legislation that will benefit disenfranchised individuals who have been the victims of socioeconomic strife.