Tears for My Enemy

 Freely  walking  about  in  my  gulag
Making  my  way thru  the  fog’s  obscurity
I  cry  tears  for  my  enemy……….
Held  down  for  so  long,  so  I  slow  down
Progress  is  prescribed  by  a  pledge  of  allegiance
As  white  flags  wave  in  stadiums  signaling  victory
Wild  eyes  crazed  in  victory stay  misconstrued
I  cry  tears  for  my  enemy………
Filled  with  such  indignation  at  my  nemesis
Contending  with  inflation  opposing  rates  of  pay
Hustling  and  learning   to  survive  on  these  lies
As  family  ties  are  bound  by  growing  cultural  rifts
As  the  hearts  of  many  pound  drums  of  war
The  riff  is  recycled  and  played  again  by  Sam
As  I  cry  tears  for  my  enemy………
Who  is  my  enemy?
Why  he   is  the  star  of  reality  TV
Too  afraid  to  ever  look  away,  mesmerized
By  the  Technicolor  veracity,  as  pixels  extort  truth
And  Truth  is  as  timeless  as  the  very  first  lie
So  from  out  my  bunker mentality,  I  take  aim  at  the   Mirror
As  I  cry  tears  for  my  enemy……….who looks just like me!!!