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2023 in the Land of the Free
an Independence Day poem.
Veterans homeless on our streets
surviving in tents and rags.
Uneducated netizens protesting war with tweets
and selling fentanyl laced weed bags.
Abusive domestic relations
Continued and neglected by the government system.
systematically silenced conspiracy correlations
Eradicating the diverse minorities under dictum.
Dying alone identified by tags on our feet
all lost amongst the harmfully controlled digital space.
Land of the free only for the corporate elite
our children devoured by an unidentified rich face.
The day for pride, laughter, BBQs and beers
holding sparklers and cheers amidst freedom.
Now a capitalized attack against the community of queers.
No longer a nation for sanctum.
About the Creator
Trip L.
A neurodivergent lost in the world, and creative expression is a grounding force that reminds me I am here, experiencing it all with you in the most beautiful of ways.
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Comments (1)
Not sure this warranted a content warning. It's pretty plainly and well said without anything I found offensive. But then, maybe that's and indication of the problem here discussed!