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Torn

The country that I thought I knew isn't a reality
maybe this has always been the case but I didn't want to see
a popular wave hostile to those not born here
connected to a large dose of wrongly focused fear
it seems I was part of a charade
as if some grand wizard wanted to manufacture a parade
You see for ages I had a modicum of belief
that a like minded group of people sought relief
goes back to when pops admired Henry Wallace that guy
yes Paul Robeson worked to give him a try
got dumped by FDR because he was too far left
and who would end up berved and bereft
for the new vp would inherited the top slot
and showed the world what we got
two cities in Japan dealing with an atom divided
that military might that is so prided
and the espoinage ring was hatched
how many threats can we catch?
constitutional rights well call us at war and we bend the rules
people look elsewhere and some are just outright fools
So this guy in his seventies gave me a reason to be bright
the forces of greed unabated he does fight
but the game is still a big racket with media control
perhaps an unstated agenda the goal
look at the his opposition and who runs her campaign
guy was a lobbyist and added a White House post to his name
did the bidding of companies selling weapons worldwide
I don't think more destruction turns the tide
the thing about them is you never can be sure
the appeal in the present may have allure
but down the road they come back to haunt
at the very least an awful taunt
the list is long of operators on a global stage
who after awhile wrote their own incongruent page
focused the US supported military upgrades
to send innocent civilians early to graves
Central beliefs I erroneously thought were widespread
coming to think that they instead are dead
or selectively adhered to or ignored
an illusion of a solid chord
a bond connecting humans to one and all
even Obama not immune to another call
who cares if the anointed candidate likes fracking
the main thing is to give the GOP a whacking
says campaign finance is really bad
aside from not liking a court case Hillary's record is sad
raising money like it was water in her hands
then claiming with the less well off is where she stands
and when I state my concerns I am called a troll
must confess the descriptions have taken a toll
for my affinity for even people I related well to in past days
has all but vanished in the haze
call me a socialist if it makes you feel right
but I am tired so let your verbosity hold you tight
enamoured with putting a female in office the popular call
sorry but I don't plan on attending that ball
I still think it matters that woman selected makes a plea
that we are still one humanity
so when she calls a whole nation and the opposing party "enemies"
it is my conviction that there is something she doesnt see...
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