{"id":182,"date":"2011-01-20T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-01-20T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/thequeenofmyself\/2011\/01\/hell-in-paradise.html"},"modified":"2011-01-20T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2011-01-20T10:00:00","slug":"hell-in-paradise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/thequeenofmyself\/2011\/01\/hell-in-paradise.html","title":{"rendered":"Hell In Paradise"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hell In Paradise<\/b>
By Yoko Ono<\/a>
 
This is hell in paradise,
We’re all asleep or paralyzed.
Why are we scared to verbalize
Our multicolor dreams?<\/p>\n

When will we come to realize,
We’re all stoned or pacified,
While the boogie men organize
Their multilevel schemes?<\/p>\n

Underqualified for love,
Overqualified for life,
Sticking our heads in slime,
Thinking we’re in our prime.<\/p>\n

Mesmerized by mythology,
Hypnotized by ideology,
Antagonized by reality,
Vandalized by insanity,
Desensitized by fraternity,
Sanitized by policy,
Jeopardized by lunacy.<\/p>\n

Penalized by apathy
And living in the world of fantasy.
Dancing on hot coal, waiting for the last call,
It’s adam’s ball, eve’s call. <\/p>\n

Wake up, shake up, check out, work out, speak out,
Reach out, it’s time to, time to, time to,
To, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to.<\/p>\n

This is hell in paradise,
None of us wish to recognize.
But do we want them to materialize
An endangered species?<\/p>\n

Exorcise institution,
Exercise intuition,
Mobilize transition,
With inspiration for life.<\/p>\n

*Please send me your thoughts about power. Also stories of your own empowerment. When shared, these ideas and examples are extremely inspiring to others. Thanks<\/i>.
    
***
The Queen welcomes questions concerning all issues of interest to women in their mature years. Send your inquiries to thequeenofmyself@aol.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

CONSULT THE MIDLIFE MIDWIFE\u2122<\/a>
Queen Mama Donna offers upbeat, practical and ceremonial guidance for individual women and groups who want to enjoy the fruits of an enriching, influential, purposeful, passionate, and powerful maturity.<\/p>\n

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