Standing on this rock
all alone
looking glass shattered
can’t find home
can’t escape sticks
and stones thrown
by a falling Rome
names don’t hurt
when Redskins flirt
with victory
the Missouri doesn’t flow
to the sea
it flows through you
and me
don’t close your heart
or bury your eyes
need you to see
through lies
they dig treasure
buried
like Fort Knox
it should remain locked
and rock
paper
scissors
they’ll cut off
our feet
so we can’t stand
but they want us
to salute
while they shoot
our mother
in the back
rape her dying body
and blame it on Iraq
and blame it all on black
rigging the roulette wheel
impovershed kids deal
but Uncle Sam still cooks
the crack
and he still looks
like dad
so we think
he can’t possibly be
this bad
but have you seen
what he’s done
to Baghdad?
and Oklahoma shakes
but the cowboys are glad
to have those jobs,
right?
and we drive our cars
and we leave on the light
all night
because we’re afraid
of boogeymen
and we ain’t got healthcare
or a nickel to lend
and we stay up nights
fighting with spouses
in our shitty clapboard
bank-owned houses
while the cat
chases mice
and our kids
all have lice
and wouldn’t it be nice
if we weren’t playing dice
with the planet
polluting the water
that we need for life
we’re cutting
our mother’s heart out
with a knife
made in China
and bought at a Walmart
in North Carolina
and will Kaepernick kneel
at the Panthers game
and will the results
all be the same
if he speaks about war
and about mother earth
will we say ‘just play ball’
will we cite his net worth?
as if that should negate
the things that he says,
will he take a stand
for those stuck on the rez
and if he does
will the team let him go
and will you speak up
before the oil flows
as the crows cry out
for what they have seen
or will you check your stocks
and count your green
and post a meme
about right
and wrong
or will you numb
your conscience
and sing along?
Fall starts today
but winter is coming
if you take two of these
it should help with
the numbing…
soitgoes1984 