Friday, July 1, 2022

162/365 - Classy

 


Isn't it classy AF
to lock abandoned buildings up
while people live
in their cars next door

To claim we are the greatest
country of all
while refusing to help
those who fall

To declare we are the freest
in the world
while half of us have lost
our bodily control

And when I look
what do I see
not fruited plains
or purple mountains majesty
from sea to shining sea
Not freedom
only privilege
held fast
by the miserly


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