The United States of Apathy?A Poem by J.P.O.etCasually I create another casualty. Ennui I eradicate with my vocabulary. Let me illuminate my itinerary. Go locate the spare key, navigate the Caddy slowly cause these Staties know me. Meet me at the cemetary. There you will find me on bended knee deep in prayer you see, we need to set it off like Queen LaT. Everything aint enough to satisfy my voracity. There is a paucity of true rhyme spit like Peoples g. Riot and his poetry getting off on this system called society and the N.Y.P.D. for putting shots on an unarmed groom to be. Daily news stories and yet we be sitting passively allowing these injustices continually. This is the United States of Apathy. What can we do?
Let's ask for answers. Eliminate the cancers. Government censors offended by belly dancers. Let's see power transferred from rich Ivy Leaguers to the beat down and beleaguered, the sick and tired, the worker fired cause a child has been hired for pennies on the dollar in third world cellars like dogs minus the collars. Listen to our so-called scholars with their political fodder and empty promises as they instead fill personal coffers. This is the United States of the mislead.
They hear our voices grow softer and think they got one over but like a scorned lover that tastes revenge's cold air we must grow stronger, smarter and bolder. Become a voter and get more informed as to how we were stunned and handed the run to big oil's heir of a son. What has he done? Lied to the people and mislead the public creating mistrust in our political leaders who should be our speakers as oil profits bust and I can't afford sneakers. He's lining his pockets and milking the profits while we suffer hard hits just trying to make it. Try to get by, inflation is high as another dollar on gas takes from a poor family's food supply. It is no wonder people get high brushing it under for another time. Walk out your door, you've committed a crime. The is the United States of greed and dollar signs.
© 2008 J.P.O.etAuthor's Note
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Added on September 23, 2008Last Updated on September 23, 2008 AuthorJ.P.O.etRIAboutI am 30 years old from the Ocean State Seeking to learn and share and have constructive, creative discourse with others who have opinions and ideas. I believe in a theory of evolution which is cente.. more..Writing
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