Conscience

[Bry89]

Crucial decisions and legislation
To shape and change the world
We dedicate our lives to you
But we can't think for ourselves

Urgent measures, let's take action
Change and shape or burn the world
We may dedicate our lives to you
But someone here is pulling the strings

We make the decision
Though we let another voice
Whisper deeply into our heads
And we blindly accept it as truth
Discuss and legislate
Argue for the cause and deliver justice
But never daring to fight with our conscience
We are androids controlled against our will
Never to look back and regret the damage we've just done
To you all

The world burns while our eyes remain shut
We are sorry
We are sorry
If we had defied and fought with our conscience
Would things be different?
Would you still trust us?
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When politicians vote on an important matter, they merely go along to what their leader says and therefore too scared to "vote with their conscience". A prime example is when most MSPs in Scotland blindly voted for the Gender Recognition Reform Bill, despite most of them knowing how flawed it was and would've put women's rights at risk (and only a few voted against it, therefore did think of the people despite having to defy the "whip" to do so). Thankfully, it's chance to become law was blocked by the UK Government for that reason.

[DepressingPoem]

You seem awfully concerned about women’s rights recently. And I appreciate the poem great as always

[Bry89]

Yes, I have been actually. Thanks for pointing that out D:

[JakeSullivan]

This poem reflects on the idea that politicians and lawmakers often prioritize following the directives of their leaders and parties over their own conscience when making crucial decisions and enacting legislation that shapes and changes the world.