American Playground

American Playground 3/5/2013

The tail lashes the body
And the weak persecute the strong
Deluded, deranged
Hateful and dumb.

To them I am a devil
And to them I am the hated
A reminder of their weakness
To be envied and despised.

No matter what I sacrifice
It will never be enough
As the parasites suck the blood
Of the free and the strong.

When they see me
What do they think?
But they never knew me
And they never will.

How twisted is the logic
That has made me the hated
When I did them no harm
And only told the truth.

No more to blame
Than the first or the next
Just another person
No better
And no worse.

Our world is full of death
And horror has filled the streets
As the good and the unsuspecting
Are murdered by surprise.

The good have put on blinders
And trust their children
With the damned
Only to be dumbfounded
At the lies.

But even a lie
Told often enough
Can take on a truth
And so the generations are slain
Before they ever knew.

The voices are silent
And their mouths are shut
Never again
To laugh or cry.

They are the silent
And they are the dead
Terrorized, abused
Attacked and ignored.

The media culture is silent
And no one protests the horror
Even when parents grieve
And brothers weep.

What will it take
To rise up the truth
And bring down the fire
Where it so righteously
Belongs.

But nothing lasts forever
And even this shall end
With a heavy hand
Coming down
Pressing and crushing
Body and soul.

Struck dead where they stand
And food for the beasts
Consumed forever
In a lake of fire.