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An Open Letter To The United States Of America

America,
Sam gave me the news of your destiny
swinging, swinging from the ceiling.
America,
There is something very sinister
hanging in the air tonight.
America,
The sons and daughters of liberty
stand paralyzed in the apathy of candle light vigils.

America,
Your last flickers of hope are co-opted.
Your energy is sucked from your life-giving dirt.

As another shot is fired
another young person is dead on the street
another young person is dead in distant lands
another classroom has faded away,
and now two officers are gone from us.

And now who will be the faceless cogs
in the machines of tomorrow?

How will we know if we are good people?

America,
You will not be here forever, nor will we,
we will both be forgotten in the distant future.

You are more beautiful than you will ever admit,
there is always time, there is too much potential
to throw infinite hands in the air, pray for
a rouge messiah with an X on our foreheads.

Apocalypse is only a self-fulfilling prophesy.
Written by mbass33 (matthew bass)
Published | Edited 12th Jan 2015
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