For some reason when ‘independence’ day rolled around these last two years I felt the urge to write something about them. Probably will again this year….<\/p>\n
I’ll Take The Fifth-Part One-2001<\/p>\n
do you think edgar’s G-men
\nceased and desisted
\non the fourth of july?<\/p>\n
unfolded a lawn chair
\na blanket for the young ones<\/p>\n
content to observe the fireworks display
\nNoT
\nconstrue
\nan impending seige
\ntheory of conspiracy<\/p>\n
“do you suppose you could ask edgar’s boys
\nto stop stepping on my heels?” john steinbeck
\nwrote. “it’s getting tiresome.”<\/p>\n
his telephony teeming with bugs
\nIN
\nthe land of the brave, home
\nof the free.<\/p>\n
g-men relaxing
\nwhen the conversations
\nwere static-free<\/p>\n
AmeRiCA
\nour country tis of thee
\nwith the most capitalist of gains
\nand oiliest futures.<\/p>\n
there is no one
\ncan kick it like
\nYoU<\/p>\n
in one
\nsilent threat
\nof bloodshed unbondable<\/p>\n
DoN’T
\ntell me
\nthere’s liberty and
\nsure as hell ain’t
\njustice
\nY’ALL<\/p>\n
amen<\/p>\n
dmw?<\/p>\n
*** *** ***<\/p>\n
I’ll Take The Fifth-Part Two-2002<\/p>\n
amid seasoned plans of color to burst
\nreds, whites and blues
\nsans traditional bliss
\ncome crackles, transmissions
\nmaybe yes, maybe no
\norange is the color to behold<\/p>\n
if edgar could only see us now
\nhe’d flit about like a speckled cow
\nAmERIca OH
\nOH you do do me proud!
\ncan you hear his laughter
\nas it breaks through your door…..<\/p>\n
SAY do you think
\nin some Afghan village
\nundercover of darkness
\nfrom their bomb-lit predicament
\nthey are thankful to be your collateral foil
\nscores of damaged unfortunates
\nin the way of your oil
\nCAN you celebrate freedom
\npretend death is not yours can<\/p>\n
YOU SEE!!!!<\/p>\n
BY THE DAWN’S EARLY LIGHT…<\/p>\n
where the bones lie scattered
\nand hearts
\nfertilise crops….<\/p>\n
the bombs bursting in air!
\nyou traded freedom for cops.<\/p>\n
dmw?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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