fuck zombies and
fuck vampires
it’s the truly dead
we should fear most
their dead hands
come up out of their graves
grab us by the ankles and
plead with us
to keep everything the same
demand that
we keep the same laws and industries
they had when they were alive
hold the same prejudices and illusions
follow the same religions
everything’s changing
and they want us
to live stale
fuck the fascination
with vampires
and zombies
fear instead
grandma and grandpa
and our other departed heroes
who remain dead yet
in death work so hard to smother
the dynamics of life
fear instead the tug
of our love for them
our wish to honor them
that keeps us from change
that holds us
too long in thrall
to the dominion
of our beloved dead
Dark Matter 
October 18th, 2016 at 10:23 pm
Tradition has a lot more power over some personalities. But the root of the problem is fear, fear of the unknown, no matter how less than wonderful now is.