I remember when
America used to be free
You could stroll down the street
Without being on CCTV
Homeland Security Act
An attack
Your rights and mine
The land of the “free” no longer shines
From sea to sea
A land filled with misery
Divided by hate and the color of your skin
And the LGBT just can’t win
Churches
Perpetuate hate
The million dollar pastor
Preaches sermons on money
To get it much faster
Blind congregations
A nation built on Christian values
While human beings are undervalued
America will fry
Racism a lie
A social construct
Rich white men corrupt
Racism built into our society
ALL humans were made to be FREE!
America so divided
Masks and no masks collided
One more petty reason
People feel like they’re in a prison
A “Karen” if you don’t
Mocked and shamed
Spreading COVID-19 you’ll get blamed
Our own citizens dying in our streets
The homeless have nothing to eat
Our cities are burning
So much hate is churning
But please,
Bring those “Karens” to their knees
Issue so unimportant
Those ridiculous TikTok vids so boring
If you aren’t bringing America together
Take a seat
This whole nation can feel the heat
About the Creator
John Cole
My name is John Cole. I am a husband, father of 4, and a combat veteran. I served eight years in the Army with two tours in Iraq. I also run my own website at 33poetry.com check it out!
Off the Book
It ended like every other stupid idea. Badly, and alone. I’m researching digital confession ethics, he said. A tech ethicist. He gestured at floating data I couldn’t see then pulled out a physical notebook. Actual paper, fountain pen. He held it up like he was showing me scripture.
By Nicky Franklyabout 22 hours ago in Fiction
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