Homeland Security Distributes Excess and Inequity
Home land security distributing
Excess and inequity
dismantling democracy
Stagnant low wage occupations
fueling unsteady flow of steadfast rage
from mobilizing worldwide occupants.
Civilian camps assembled without fear
in the face of the machine,
stripped of civil rights,
democratic duty maligned by
Murdoch's corporate media bankroll
sentinels of the elite sent to dismantle
protecting the sacred name of state
Riot squads
tear gas pepper spray
peaceful eyes peppered
by patriotic toxin
sounding sirens
police state planet tocsin
voting booths hijacked
by an ambivalent league of
charcoal cowboys
children burning
ants upon the hill
bodies brutalized by
cruel unusual currents
high-voltage violence
people provoked from their homes
cattle inhumane prodded in the streets
the catalyst dies silent
anonymous asphyxia in
the subconscious night
hand of the affluent assassin
pulling petrol palaces
purple purse strings
oil can cover up leaks
upon the crime scene
chalk outlines smudged clean
forensic evidence made fingerprint free
Homeland security has little-nothing
to do with preserving the safety
of our homes you me or our
friends lovers neighbors family
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poem by Gregory Allen Uhan
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