American Distress Signal

observe

When I
was 10 years old
I was dehumanized
they said
humans live 72 years
but I
was only given 25

So this
was the conclusion
to which
I arrived

By 2005
I will have died
and if
I've survived
I'd be up north
doing a bid for 25

And I dont understand
If you can relate
but being born
with an expiration date
tends to f**k
with your
mental state

Now the voice
of rationality speaks
and I just cant see

How it can be
that I can get shot
down in my own streets
by a "G"
from the same hood
as me

Or how
it is the legal right
of some vigilante type
to shoot me down
at night
cause we all
look alike

No chalk
No yellow tape
Im like wait
Audio tapes
A bunch of hate
and still
A lot of red tape

See...
when Politicians
say the govt
is too big
I think of a state
where its safe
for bigots
to murder kids

And imagine
how much hate
would circulate
without Federal
mandates

We are all God's Children
9-11 Said we'd never forget
I guess we did

Dont let it happen again.....

Author's Note

Non Artistic rant

Reviews

[Hippy]

i think it seems cool your mind seems to wonder on all the related topics which is ineteresting. and i like the words you just kind of make up but have oblvious meaning such as govt, obviously to govern but it is cool, nice touchon personal style i say

[Hayley]

You are right. We have seemed to have forgotten, or some of us anyway.
I think this would an awesome spoken word piece, and I mean awesome. I really feel the emotion and the anger, confusion possibly on the topic that would be absolutely riveting.. but hey, that's what rants are for!

[MOON]

Humans are renowned for reapeating their mistakes.

[LiberatedBeing]

My favorite stanza is this:
And I dont understand
If you can relate
but being born
with an expiration date
tends to f**k
with your
mental state

Listen to Zion I - Trigger. You are not alone.

[emmajoy]

You're allowed to rant.. when folk stop ranting, it'll be time to give up, go live under a rock. We need to speak out, maybe some time, somewhere, someone will listen and do the right thing. Too many swilling around, pretending, hypocritically to know what's right .. but it's THEIR right. Too many influences are hammered into mind and heart .. but the spirit knows what's the way to be, trouble is we've all forgotten that .. and no, don't let it happen again BUT it will .. it could .. anywhere. Only today in the British press there's talk of another 9/11 being on the books, based from Afghanistan - people better start talkiing pretty darned soon, and, maybe, just maybe both sides will LISTEN.

Oops, this was your post, your opinion, your vent .. and it got me going .. which i guess you wanted. We should all stand and be counted wherever we lay our heads at night!

[Poetic Beauty]

Politics and government. I detest both. This is a good write about how twisted things are and how messed up the world can be. It does't matter if there is government in place there will always be disorder somewhere. DOn't get me wrong there would be mass disorder without a government at all but all are corrupt when power comes into play on a global level.

[Chloe..Across the Unive..]

I too find this artistic and I love it so much! All you have written so true in this messed up world- it is such a shame and yes, how soon they forget-
We are ALL God's children! Wonderful, Z.

Chloe

[Neva Flores Smith - Cha..]

Definitely needed to be said, statistics.........let's not be one.

[The Analog Kid]

I enjoyed reading the well-balanced comments that you added below. Very insightful.

[Priscilla Sayers]

A powerful and much needed statement to send a message too big for one to hold. Don't forgert, and we have... Very bold and true. My heart aches.