For Which It Stands

spoken word music - Press Play to listen - words are included beneath for read alongs

you're only as free as the Law says you are.

And Privileged? hahaha

How bittersweet growing up

in America is.

Vote for change

Vote for democracy

Vote for liberty

 

 

I would love, and cry with pure joy

to see our collective vision of free will.

Though it won't happen, it cannot happen,

unless every last one of us

rises uniformly, unyielding, and wielding a cause.

 

Or would we rather

work, numb, work, numb, work numb work numb

'cos we have our mouths to feed,

bills to pay,

and beers to drink?

 

'Cos life goes on

and on and

we all work

so hard

and so very, very much

 

I can't be the only one:

I want my summer vacations back,

even though it doesn't work like that here.

No, we don't demand long breaks for our backbreaking,

red, white, and blue collared ...slaves.

 

Not in our

by-the-people-for-the-people

government.

We don't get to smoke joints

without fear of our police state,

 

we just get weekends

long enough to breathe,

so that we may continue

submerged beneath our

day in, day out day in day out day in day out

oceans of day in day out- every four years, then repeat

 

You can label me a cynic.

You can sling words like 'pessimist'-

people that don't even know me

tell me I should be thankful, grateful, and humble.

They tell me that Others have died so that I may live.

 

But what good are those deaths,

no, what good is ANY death

when tyranny masks itself with patriotism,

keeping our jails and taverns rampant

with the drunk, dumb, and gullible?

 

You’re only as free as the law says you are

And how bittersweet, growing up in America is

Reviews

[David the writer]

Dude, our founding fathers' wanted us to have some feedom, not complete freedom... Democracy isn't what most say it is. It's a civilized government that gives you breathing room, and some choices. What everyone wants democracy to be is what my plan for a government is. No government, just some simple laws, and some to protect these laws. Then some who protect this place of true freedom. True freedom of speech, real rights to protect yourself, and a legit way of examining who's innocent.

Alright poem, no complaints, but it just wasn't too fun to read for me.

[IWRITE]

well how about instead of reading it you listen to it?

this is for reviews, not debate man. you wanna talk politics because you disagree with what you're seeing here, send me a private message.

[David the writer]

>.< I did leave a "review" btw. If you're up for debate, then I'll pm you.