I meet an Australian girl. 

Her parents meant to come visit. 

But “the war” makes travel from Australia to Europe too risky. 

I see a statistic that some 56% of Americans oppose our war on Iran  

I wonder if this is how they felt during Vietnam 

We are told again & again we are the best in the world 

We have forgotten there is a whole other world 

My friends call me “super woke”

A title I hate

I don’t understand why I have to be radical

We all want to be understood, acknowledged, and loved

My Tik Tok For You Page tells me martial law is coming 

Epstein might be alive- faked his death somehow 

A video of a native woman reminds me pedophelia and rape were long endured by those native to our land

They were little girls 

They raped little girls 

Suffering isn’t a new America phenomena

We are told a future with rights; 

Food, shelter, healthcare, and education is a pipe dream. 

Who would pay? 

We’re the richest country in the world.

We’re the richest country in the world. 

Yet they cut school children’s lunches last summer. 

They tell us there wasn’t enough money! 

Democrats yell “Fuck ICE” 

Words alone will not produce change.

They tell us to “stay peaceful” 

Where has peace gotten us? 

MLK was shot, and the equal rights act isn’t published in our Constitution 

The racist pedophile fancies himself King 

His throne room decorated with plastic gold from Walmart, the American Dream. 

Shiny, bright, substanceless- a material driven ruse. 

He promised poor coal miners in West Virginia they’d get their jobs back. 

The coals miners need jobs to put food on their tables. 

They elected him. 

In their position I’d likely do the same. 

The worst parts of our country have always existed. 

Racism, Colonialism, and imperialism aren’t new. 

We sit around and debate which president had the best morals. 

It’s impossible to be an ethical head of state for a nation responsible for so many deaths. 

So many deaths.