They Want Us to Obey

They want us to obey, you to obey, me to obey,
all to obey them, like children, asking no questions.
The very word has a sinister hollow sound:
O...B...E...Y.
Pronounce it loudly: obey. Repeat: obey.
Can you feel it? Obey!
Dog is not man's best friend without any reason.

My only hope is in those I did not like earlier.
The face maniacs. Those who record themselves
in yogic mudras doing asanas to post on facebook
for an instant wow. I love them now.
They show me the glowing fire from dying embers.
They do not resist on principle. They resist by habit.
They are not Satan or other fallen angels.
It's human to rebel without reason or purpose.
For what is rebellion but a different perspective
in action?