The killing fields of America
Weeping as I watch the fotos of the beautiful children on CNN They trot them out to kvetch the last drop of our emotions, A voyeuristic ploy, as if their names were insufficient To get maximal cardiac effect, Newton CT, One by one Each a gem, Each an angel, Weeping.
This killing field contrasts to the rhetoric of our "beautiful land" myth Millions in campaign contributions to convince us we are unique That America has something to offer the world That we can even export civilization! Yeah, we own 50% of all the world’s guns and munitions. We spew violence in the name of democracy and “Nation Building” Do we really believe they buy our euphemisms?
Are the children killed by a drone attack during a wedding in Pakistan Any less than these angels we weep over? Why are we not outraged by that too? Is it distance?
Is it in the name of finding terrorists? Does that justify it?
CNN lives by our double standards It magnifies our deepest fears and needs We cannot blame the media... But we do buy into the commercializing of death And oh how we profit from the death machines: This military-industrial complex must continue to churn out machines that spit rounds from supersized magazines for the members of the NRA to exercise their “right to bear arms� and protect wife and kin. (surely the founders of our constitution had this in mind!)
We are a republic not a democracy The elites of Europe and the Aristocracy Have merely been replaced by corporate jets and boardrooms Where the future is decidedJust like we replaced the clergy and church power, by politicians and parties. Only the actors have changed.
The dark side of mankind remains And the angels on CNN Are the sacrificial lambs we offer In return for profit. Â