AMERICAN DREAM

 

Dozing watchmen

Asleep at the wheel

Sweet slumber of indifference

Sedated

Proletariat multitude

Whacked on narcotic apathy

Stagnant spirit

Insipid eyes

Blank stare of nihility

Anesthetized sting

Haunting sonorous moans

Middle Eastern death knell

Increments of bipartisan drivel

Tortured subsistence

Mighty military machine

Arrogant vision

Complete world dominance

Drunk on wine of aggression

Rueful repercussions

Synthetic American dream

Mirage of freedom’s spoils

Counterfeit success

We conquered Babylon

For U.N. parking spots

Cataclysmic consequences

Global strike capability

Thermonuclear physics

Paper trail bureaucracy

Deceiving propaganda

On the road to Damascus

Oil well fires ablaze

Petrochemical blackmail

We bet the house on crude

We lost our shirt that day

Iran

The latest “thug”

Hawks begin their chant

Plastered commonwealth

Bereft middle class

Controlled

Manipulated

Common sense

Devoured

Aristocratic puppets

We stalk our prostrate prey

Imperialism mosh pit

Insatiable greed

Power behind the throne

Ludicrous

Unbridled

Beware

As Turkey joins the fray

Frustrated

Complicated

Kurdish implosion

Volatile house of cards

Israel’s nemesis

As it is written

Deceived denizens

View the power play

We tumble blindly

Into the void

Dark expectations

Forget “global warming”

The desert heat ignites

 

 

 

© Bill Grimes Jr. 2007

Reviews

[Charles D. Moorer]

Apocalyptic view and frightening! But very well done! Excellent piece of poetry.

[The Archangel Gabriel]

I have to agree with Legion. This is a wonderful piece. You sum up a lot of emotions in a few, semi-short words.

I love the line:

"We conquered Babylon
For U.N. parking spots"

Or, was it for a cheesy, computer multi-language dictionary?

Wonderful piece. Please keep it up! Don't let the man drag you down!

Peace and love,
Gabe

[Legion]

"Here comes the BOOM! Here comes the BOOM! How do you like me now?"

Great work here. You have really got a grasp on the situation and what is and has been at stake. I am deeply in admiration of this piece. Going in my favorites. Kudos.