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This is Not the Country
By Kat
Dillon
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This is not the country I once thought we lived in
This is the country where
Wars of aggression fought for reasons undisclosed
Prisoners of wars tortured, humiliated
Any can be named terrorist, locked up, no recourse
This is not the country I once thought we lived in
This is the country where
Davidians and their children burned alive
Little old ladies handcuffed, tasered
The ill imprisoned, the crime: drugging their pain
This is not the country I once thought we lived in
This is the country where
The president makes laws, just like a king
Land, property taken by force of arms
The Constitution now a living, ignored document
This is not the country I once thought we lived in
This is the country where
Young girls are strip-searched for drugs
Children are taught of world sovereignty
Whatever feels good is right, proper
This is not the country I once thought we lived in
This is the country where
Forgotten are Henry's brave words, liberty or death
None remember Washington's battle valor
Freedom's sacrifice, neither recalled nor appreciated
This is not the country I once thought we lived in
Is that country forever gone?
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