Hoodwinked

The American Dream slipped right through calloused hands and plummeted out of sight. Industries caved in and banks shut their doors, barring people from their small fortunes. 401Ks and stock portfolios dwindled to near extinction as a handful of savvy investors flashed toothy grins into cameras promising to fix it all. Large chunks of the economy shifted back and forth as mediators pondered who should take the lead. Like a game of hot potato it bounced around giving way to impressive charts that pointed to impending doom. Giggling like small children, grinning from ear to ear, placating the majority with false hopes, men in suits appeared on the horizon. Our messiahs came with fistfuls of cash and lengthy contracts with entire sections blacked out to prevent mass hysteria. The dust is slowly settling and on the surface things look almost serene, but entire operations have just disappeared overnight and the only thing in workers' pockets seem to be wads of lint.

Reciprocative Exegeses

In a land of law and bureaucracy loopholes are a way of life. For those that can speak Legalese, everything is simply a shade of grey. Terms like pre-existing conditions and federal mandates are not set in stone. Universal coverage is not a right, it is a rite of passage. A new generation raised through social experimentation did not turn out quite like expected. Words like entitlement are thrown around like darts. Dehumanization and personhood now mean the same thing. Vilifying the realities of people's situations has become the norm and everyone bought in. Hook, line, and sinker the process is almost complete. Dystopian novels become blueprints instead of warnings. So, pack the necessities in a tiny knapsack and hit the streets before someone else lays claim to that spot under the bridge.

Focus!

Jihad, Taliban, Al-Qaeda, Muslim
Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan
These words are interchangeable
Use them at your own discretion
Concentrate at pay close attention
We are at war with Eastasia!
Education is overrated
Made obvious from
The degradation of the system
Piles of rubble
Lie smoking in the wake
Of the governments plan
To humiliate
Brown people everywhere
Should hide out in caves
To escape
What has become
Our answer to petty threats
Concentrate and pay close attention
We are at war with Eurasia!
Turbans become a sign
Of imminent danger
And bomb toting peoples
Ostrich like reactions
Leave us in the dark
And clog our ears with sand
Apocalyptic memos
Remind us to take a stand
In case anyone has forgotten
Concentrate and pay close attention
We are at war with Eastasia!

Schismatic Palisades

Thick blankets unroll themselves every night and envelop all near the screen. Our three minutes of hate has stretched itself into a decade. Justified anger is promoted through propaganda people will deny exists. men in black uniforms silently creep at night and drag citizens into the shadows. In a world as unruly as ours it all makes sense. This beacon on the hill will continue to fight for the freedoms and liberties enjoyed up top. For the rest of us, new mandates are put into place, allowing for assassinations instead of due process. Political dissention has become a crime and no one seems to notice.

Nefariousness

Natural instinct dictates
Reacting to the sound
From the mouths of babes
The truth shall unfold
Depleted uranium deposits
Left them crippled and maimed
Who speaks for those
Who no longer have a voice
Fathers are taken out
With the push of a button
From miles away
Mothers are removed
From natural processes
And take on new roles
Disturbing the fragile system
Civilian casualties
Makes it sound okay
But it is nothing more
Than utterly inhumane
Raise your voice to the sky
And pray to whomever
You feel is allowing this lie
Don't plead, demand
And end to atrocities
That plague barren lands
Smoldering from the most recent
Rape of cultural norms
Speak for those
With no voice
Because it was
The lack of involvement
That allowed for this
To transpire in the first place

Contradistinction

Attention: Remember, you are not like your neighbor. Sure, we cannot find any real evidence, genetically speaking, to back up these claims, but that is not what's important, trust us. The difference in melanin levels is not just about appearances. Fundamentally, we are opposites. Genocidal maniacs are all a little tinted, do not forget it. What Holocaust? If I remember correctly, and I know I do, things did not happen the way you think. Don't believe me, go read a book. No, not that one, here is a new version. How dare you call me a liar; to the victor goes the spoils so I will write what I want.

Cultural Preservation

Under the guise of security
Safety is no longer a goal
It is a way of life
Even if that means
Less liberty for the common man
Habeas corpus and posse comitatus
Are just words
We no longer feel
Are necessary to define
Freedom of movement
Is slipping away
The tide violently recedes
Muddy banks left in the wake
Don't step too close though
We'll shoot you down
Unmanned aerials
Silently hover overhead
Inconspicuous enough
As no one pays attention to the sky
Jet streams linger
And metals fall from the heavens
A smoke screen
To protect from cosmic radiation
Political apathy is encouraged
Give yourself to someone else
It's easier that way
Forget what you know
Or what you think you do
Since it is all useless information anyway