The Fallacy of Freedom
Sure you're free...
To OBEY the rules while coloring within suggested guidelines
But heaven help those who step out of sync and deviate from
Prescribed formats or formulas.
Even though there is always
A gulf between how things are
And the way that
They ought to be
Nine out of ten times
Eccentrics will get panned
Then tossed to the wayside
For odd æsthetic choices.
Yeah that's right,
We've got just enough wiggle-room
To make minor decisions
Before being pigeonholed —
By faceless conglomerates
Plus time-honored institutions.
Thus do "regular folks" become
Complicit in their own imprisonment.
Sic Transit Gloria Mundi
With all this implies.
So go on painting by number
Until you're trapped in a corner!
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