There was no doubt
passions ran high
The excitables and peacocks joined forces
convinced their leaders are true
The dredges and forgotten, the rich and influenced
answered the call
they believed their leaders true
They were joined with patriot-traitors, foreign agents, the lonely, sad and pethetic
your neighbor
They stormed the citadel and took pictures for Mom and the world to see
“So happy are we
in our frenzy to eat our own”
a gathering of the grieved, the panic stricken unheard
they answered the call from the faceless trolls who manufactured
and served fear as comfort food
they answered the call from the pretty faces and sexy bodies
from the politi-tainment-weaponized-christ
every one of them self crucified
Forty-Five years of hate and fear
Forty-Five years of violent imagery
Militarism infused into every aspect of life
Camo underwear?
a generation raised on the teat of a gun
they gathered to be inspired
inspired they were
Their leaders ran home and tuned in
gathered with friends, family, the rich and famous to watch and sceme while the citadel was ransacked
life was threatened
they partied bathed in greed
dreaming of the spoils
patriot-traitors, foreign agents, the lonely, sad and pathetic broke glass
attacked those who swore to protect
attacked those who held true
your neighbor
Their glee broke my heart
Their anger terrified me
they have no remorse only lust of blood
lust of hate to comfort their fear
their hubris
and
a
gun
they laugh in the face of those who care,
those who believe,
those who love
America are you sleeping?
This piece is astoundingly powerful – beautifully done Henry !
Thank you Ktz2. There’s a lesson for all of us in the events of Jan 6th. Often we believe what others tell us without further research. No matter which side of the political situation we are on we must do better to research and discover the facts to make better decisions. And to avoid violence at all costs. I love a good conspiracy theory, werewolfs at night, space aliens, and etc, but there are limits. When calls for violence start it’s time to leave.
I am hoping we wake up from the dream because I am writing some scary stuff.