Freedom Fighters

The blood

of the rebel

and the blood

of the soldier

*

both

rush through

my veins

*

My great-grandfather

Mayor of Uekermünde

led a rebellion

against Nazi Germany

and was thrown

in a concentration camp

His country

ravaged by war

His friends and family

oppressed to die and starve

even if they fit

the 'Aryan' type

*

My great-uncle

A southern aristocrat

secretly used his wealth

to free African slaves

Opened the first

school in the South

for black students

to free their minds as well

He was considered

a traitor to our country

and shame to all white men

in the south

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My grandfather

Lieutenant Colonel

killed numerous

innocent civilians

in WWII

and was awarded

medals of honor

for his patriotism

*

My cousin

Lieutenant Colonel

killed Iraqian families

called it

collateral damage

and was awarded

a position at the

White House

in secret service

*

I had a choice

*

To be indoctrinated

into earning honor

by becoming

a cog in the machine

of oppression

To be praised

for my 'good deeds'

and loyalty

to a broken system

*

Or

*

To become an outcast

A freedom fighting criminal

that is despised for

their retaliation

against injustice

Who is demonized

for dismantling

the structures of

the unseen prison

that keeps us barred

*

in the invisible war

that is waged

everyday on our bodies

and on our minds

*

After spending

my youth

breaking free

from the prison

within my home

the prison created

inside my mind

the prison bound

around my soul

the choice was

transpicuous

*

I would rather be hated

for revealing the ugly truth

rather than be loved

for upholding a lovely illusion

*

I would rather die

fighting for truth

rather than live

defending a lie

*

I choose to be

crowned a criminal

If it means fighting

to free all those

who are chained

by the mass manipulation

by the devil's cunning game

*

It's always the ones

who are fighting for freedom

who are made out to be the enemy

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Because the freedom fighters

are fearless to face

the ugly truth

beyond

the lovely illusion

that the disguised devil

has created

*

The evil ones

will have you fooled

with a smile spread wide

Trading true freedom

for shining medals of honor

outstanding accolades

and great benefits

*

Believing there's nothing

better than what they gave you

That your chains

are more comfortable

than dancing in the rain

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Tricked into thinking

that the ones

trying to unlock your chains

are your worst enemy

That the freedom fighters

are untrustworthy and crazy

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If you don't believe me

brush up on your history

and you'll see that slavery

has only transformed

to be translucent

Yet the wheel is still turning

building momentum

upon ignorance

*

Beyond the army's ranks

oppression breathes deeply

in our homes, jobs, and education

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And

if someone praises you

for your 'good deeds'

question

why and

who it is you're serving