the ameriKKKan dream

they never warned us.

i heard no sound of alarm.

said there was nothing to fear but fear itself.

when the revolutionaries were rounded up and terminated,

suffocated, under-serviced, and publicly humiliated,

ex-patriated or made to submit with the law's long arm.

then the globe started feeling hotter than it ever has,

so, we look to the regime to tell us what is happening,

but the politicians are holding gasoline and matches.

and they'll send you thoughts and prayers if your home is engulfed,

cause your neighbors told them what they saw.

it's your own fault.

you didn't pledge yourself -

to be polarized,

to buy your democracy on Amazon.com,

to twit about all your secrets and how distracted you are,

to be free to do exactly as you're told.

stick your hands up!

it's your turn to be slapped on the wrist,

and be grateful for the privileged.

cause at least you can still afford your designer coffee and blood diamonds,

even if you can't afford a mortgage.

that's just the way it's always been accepted, as is,

born into the land of the deceitful,

as we kill the last of the Mohicans -

it's not a punishment if it happens to everyone,

it's just how they abuse their power -

cause it's amusing to watch like reality

as long as it's not your neck on the block,

and if it isn't us then it could be them,

making regular men and women turn into cops,

not serving the public but private interests.

they just want more taxes -

for keeping more secrets,

and to give the people less

withhold the benefits of doubt.

facilitate more government shutdowns.

it's for your own good, they say,

because it could be worse, like Ukraine.

they'll make you pay for stepping out of line,

for being loud about being unrepresented and disenfranchised.

it's a New World of cowards,

wreak havoc and a trail of disorder in their wake -

all in the name of ameriKKKa the brave,

for the glory days can be relived.

one last blaze of nuclear domination and intelligent artifice.

and that's all it takes.

you too can live fat and happy -

as a lab rat in this great social experiment,

with inflated currency and incarceration.

so put your dancing shoes on -

here comes the devil,

nominated by both sides of the aisle.

he knows our fears, perversions, and vices;

and is just getting started.

they laugh when people start repeating their jokes,

cause most people will never even have a hint.

how few care what the punchline really is,

until one by one,

they realize it's them.