Hey America....Is Ignorance Bliss?

this is a political piece. Where i knowledge the problems of this world...and the blatant reality of America and the ignorance we fall into...willingly... out of sight...out of mind

We live in a country, safe and secure

Do we really believe, are visions obscure

What I mean to say, is we choose not to see

What happens in countries, distanced by sea

 

Sierra Leone, the small diamond land

War torn and shaken, no future plan

Plague, death, starvation, the reality stands

But hey look at us, we have rocks on are hands

 

The greed of America, I speak exploitation

Is why Congo holds second, in starving nations

Most mineral rich land, in all of the world

Yet people are starving, have your toes start to curl

 

The rebels they live, to kill and to steal

The massacred body’s, is nothing but real

Sudan hold the place, land that’s most feared

Now moving on, where woman get sheared

 

The Islamic world, the woman are caged

With opinions and wants, drive a mans rage

100 degrees, a hot summer day

Women wear blankets, comply and obey

 

Asia still thrives, with consumer demand

Corporations save money, buy from their land

Asia is smart, in financial regard

10-year-old girl, cheap and works hard

 

When you look down, that rock on your hand

Given by husband, from a blood diamond land

The gold in your safe, the copper made art

From a starving small country, where is your heart

 

The movies you watch, on your 50-inch screen

Of war, guns, and death, is a reality scene

Complain about bills, your Visa dropped you

The caged woman get beat, I guess nobody knew

 

Online shopping, a budget-less cart

So why the hell, do you shop at Wal-Mart

An extra dollar you keep, that’s all that you save

At least you stay dumb, to the 10 year old slave

 

You problems are small, shut up and move on

Bigger problems exist, some kids wont see dawn

So you make a choice, what is it you choose

Admire your ring, or put your self in their shoes

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Reviews

[Kaylor Mason]

For all the faults of America, I wouldn't live anywhere else in the world . . . this is the greatest nation the world has ever known. This land is beautiful, and most importantly, this land is ours

[MOON]

Strange world we live so preoccupied with our issues , pales into comparison with the reality of some lives. Poignant thought provoking write.