In defence of the independent thinkers

In a world,
Where the only way to be
Is to think as others do
Where a spark of originality
Is found far and few
Where the old and tasteless bromides
Are passed off as new
Independent thinking?
I stopped believing it was true.


When,
The order of the day is
To adjust, to conform
To accept all the norms
When revolutionary ideas
Are buried in the storm
Of mediocrity …


Where,
The intellectual tag
Is granted to only those
Who incessantly chant
That which everybody knows
The undenied,unopposed...

Where is the place
For the men who think alone
For the calm and detached minds
That function on their own
Where is the place
For the men who lead the way
In a world of ordered chaos
And minds led astray.


ps.heavily influenced by ayn rand.much too sombre actually..