My Thoughts, Your Mouth

What would you do if you woke up one day and were forced to act a certain way even if you didn't want to?

Let's add another factor to the equation. What if someone figured out a way to divert energy your way if you tried to express any sort of individuality? What if they knew all of your deepest secrets and where your family members lived? Would you feel threatened?

What if that accidental car wreck, your neighbor just got in, was actually sent your way to keep you in compliance with a belief system you didn't believe in?

Would you choose to remain silent to protect your children?

Would you be as creative as you used to be if you could no longer relax?

And what would eventually happen to your emotions if everyone connected to you could be harmed if you didn't speak or talk a certain way?

Would you really become a better person even if you didn't believe in the words which came out of your own mouth anymore?

Would you still know what the word love meant if everything you loved could be taken away from you just because your life fell out of sync with the lives of others?

Would you try to figure out a way to outsmart the system or would your will eventually be broken?

Would you grow bitter even though you were forced to wear a smile on your face?

Would you be content to be wealthy if the money earned resulted in bloodshed?

Who would you become if you could no longer be the person you once were because uncontrollable circumstances prevented it?

Would you still be capable of real happiness?

Would the people surrounding you be truly happy or would they just be pretending to be? Would you know who to trust?

Where would the lie end and truth and reality begin anymore?

What might become of your world?

What might happen to your words if someone tried to silence you just because you adversely affected the life of others and someone deemed your soul to be disposable?

And how effective would the sword of one tongue be if only one group were eventually allowed to control the sharpness of every blade?