Death Was the Secret Dope Was the Surprize

DEATH WAS THE SECRET AND DOPE WAS THE PRIZE We had so much back then to apologize for A thousand things, perhaps even more There was the broken, the smashed and much of the cracked We did a lot of damage and that’s a fact Most stood transfixed on the destruction being done But they were just bystanders blinded by the sun And when their eyes were no longer shut what did they see? They saw collateral damage and people like me As Hansel and Gretel we followed the path of tears Because for years it’s that kind of regret that adheres One doesn’t simply say dry your eyes and it’s over That would be akin to a weed turning into a clover Yes, those years were a backdrop on a primordial stage A play written, directed, and produced by the universe and its rage There came a time when our arms betrayed who and what we’d all become An eighth of the United States of America were walking around numb Then some prestidigitator president and his specious spouse opened her big mouth When they realized the problem had spread from both east to west and north to south Give the kids a slogan about “saying no” and they’ll follow all the rules See, that’s what happens when you hand this country over to fools We’d held demonstrations about racism and were maddened by war And with battle comes death while we were all keeping score Yes, we had a lot of things back then to apologize for But I’m telling you, your corrupt government had a lot more © 2011.….Phreepoetry