Dear Ignorance

You sell me lies you know I want to hear.

You make me buy what I'm unworthy of.

There's nothing in your eyes but uptight fear.

There's nothing in your heart but deep self-love.

You keep a string of dopes who idolize you.

They swear you're honest, fair, and captivating.

Your lovers: mirrors that must glamorize you.

Your friends: the lovelorn you're still titillating.

You told me how to feel and what to do.

I called you on your shit; you cut me dead,

And now you're cold 'cuz I'm not hot for you.

And though you hate me when I use my head,

Life's not what I believe--it's what I learn.

Yours was a bridge that my soul had to burn.

Copyright 2017 Matthew J Wells