America, the Beautiful Embarrassment

1st amendment atrocities Secondary nature Pound for pound They scream above holy lungs Of righteous contradictions As humanity continues to dry-hump “social” media, Their sedentary psychiatrist Judgmental lip smacks Chapped from the arrogant vowels They spit Another syllabic lyric Within our home of the “free” Our 50 stars become 50 irrational assault rifles In order to become bullet proofed From infantile validation We embrace rusty excavators Crushing on Bones wearing red sweaters & silky moustaches While MBAs & Bachelor Degrees Fight in Spartan-tempered mouth-offs If a dress is blue or gray Donkeys & Elephants become consensual orgies In the name of desperate prayers But, neither will raise taxes in the name of God For church & state are separate Until dollar-store woven baskets made in China swoop in During Sunday mas(k)s Stairways to our imaginary heaven, Its railing removed by forced epiphanies, Replaced by “angelic” archways Made of Kardashian silicone And rose-tinted ascension Yes, we can. Yes, we did. Yes, we fell. We. Must. Change. ©D.J.E.