Invocation

by Cliff Lake

Protect yourself 
From the invader
With mantra oft-repeated,
Learned from a mirror.

Guard your beliefs
With text misrepresented
With word careful twisted,
Misheard, misread, and misspoken.

Take your comfort
In hearing your thought respoken,
Reiterated, reworded, recited,
Made true with repetition.

Take care to repudiate
Fact laid before you,
Opting for dissemble
When the documents reveal.

Keep your vision clear
Of the evidence presented,
Trusting only in
The things you think you know.

Beware the trap of logic,
Of reasoned cogent argument,
And accredited evidence -
Only conspiracy is real.

So, keep true to the mandate given you,
Let no outside influence,
Infect you with confirmed knowledge,
Turning you away from the lies that you trust.

In this way you will find
Ways deeper into the maze,
Created especially for you,
And keep you contained in the dark.

Repeat this incantation,
At need when proof assails you,
When the testimonies,
Shake your faith in lies you must believe.

Cliff Lake 12/28/2023
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