Sorrow
another from the vault
I hate how true this has become.
Originally penned 6/28/22
“Has it ever truly been ‘The Land of the Free’
What I hear and what I see
Are not what my history teachers taught me
Democracy has become the greatest lie ever told
On our backs
With our lives it is sold
Pandora's Box opened with a vote and swipe of the pen
The second coming of the dark ages
The first chapter in those pages
I hear the people I love wail, cry, rage and moan
I express my support
My heart filled with sorrow
My country tis of thee
Sweet land of Larceny
They take it all
Vampires in the capitol buildings
No longer satiated by our usual givings
Now they have fed on women's rights
You think they won't come for yours or mine
Think again
Everyone is in their sights”
Poignant and evocative.
It really is a strange time to be an American, in which we have access to enough information now to see clearly how little power we have against this slow-grinding machine of tyranny. It makes one wonder whether there ever was a "great" era of the United States or whether it was merely a few decades long mirage caused by our lucky post-WWII economic circumstances combined with a total lack of understanding by the general public of what was happening in the halls of power in our country.
Now the blindfolds are off for at least the non-red-hat-wearing segment of the population, but our protests lack teeth, the song of money and power remains too strong, and the government and corporate leaders continue to steamroll ahead with their own plans for self-aggrandizement at our collective expense.
"My country tis of thee
Sweet land of Larceny"
Dark words for dark times....
“Sorrow” completely annihilates the lie that we were taught. The lie to fall in line. The lie that our vote counts.
You wrote good words, that expose dark deeds at our expense.