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on the 4th u lie (4th of july) {poem}
To all sisters and brothers who can see the farce of july... one love,
cesar a. cruz - teolol
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on the 4th u lie (4th of july)
dedicated to the truthsayer Phil Goldvarg (r.i.p.)
warning: the america we currently live in may deem anything that questions itself unpatriotic and deem it as a terrorist threat under the patriot act
suggestion: read it loud, scream it
on the 4th of july
you tell more than just 4 lies
passing off
reagan as a hero
is america suffering
stage 3 of alzheimer’s
or did we forget bloodshed
in south central america
by u.s. trained contras
while
nancy told us to
‘just say no’
and her husband
was bringing in more coke
with his new best friend noriega
now that’s no joke
on this 4th of july
you tell more than just 4 lies
claiming you
brought democracy to iraq
yet all they’ve seen is body bags
as you jack
their oil their lives
and at home tell us
red white & blue lies
it must be easy
making everyone pledge allegiance
from kinder to 12th grade
while recruiting killers
in preschool
with army dot com videogames
you getting’ desperate
and we see it
see on this 4th of july
we can see through your lies
you play
patriot games
with americans
making us believe
our vote matters
when democrat or republican
the rich run the country
while the poor die defending it
america needs poverty
and wants poverty
america needs homelessness
and wants homelessness
america yearns for skid row
and needs skid row
cuz' without it
there wouldn’t be people
desperate enough to
take anything you dish out
and not revolt
we would be desperate enough
to live in slums
to eat out of trashcans
to work to be a slave
to be in debt to visa
to be the prostitute of the i.r.s.
to accept crumbs
to be a second class citizen
or even an illegal alien
to kill in your name
to die in your name
to be slave in your name
but not in my name
see america
on this 4th of july
we can see through ur' lies
and no matter how pretty
is the disguise
or how high the fireworks rise
i pray and build
for your demise
i say it again
i pray and build
for your demise
and for the truth to rise
. . .
césar a. cruz- teolol, 2004,
on the 4th of ur lies
Mr. Cesar A. Cruz (teolol)
ONLINE STORE: www.teolol.com
writings: www.brownpride.com/cesar
website: www.cesarcruz.com
tour: www.brownpride.com/END-dependence
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