"THE MASS GASLIGHTING PROJECT" in "RESTLESS: POETICALLY-SPEAKING"

They know
They’re slowly losing
running out of arguments
with sensible people
who won’t stop with their questions
demands for their freedom of expressions.

They know
They’re being questioned
second-guessed over and over again
by critical people
who demand nothing
but freedom of speech,
including sharing opinions.

They know,
so they decide to go on
with their laws to silence
those they consider too loud
expressing their doubts.
How to kick them out?

They’ve always known
but their empathy’s been long gone.
Money always matter.
Critics always chatter.
They think they have the power
just because they sit a little bit higher
than those they deem commoners.

How to stay comfortable?
Let the laws be passed.
They deny the fact
that all they do is show what they lack
with just another mass gaslighting project.

R.