if you do not speak when children are torn from their parents and caged like animals when will you speak will you cry out above the wailings of thousands of loved ones mourning senseless deaths caused by incompetence if not then when will you speak will you denounce the rancid words of traitors to this nation and its constitution with righteous indignation and honest condemnation if not then when will you speak will you order without delay those who enter the chambers of freedom screaming venomous mantras of hate and ignorance is it then that you will speak harsh words demanding their departure from those hallowed halls if not then when will you speak perhaps you’ll hold your voice until your body is dragged by those same rebels to a makeshift gallows outside the capital steps your hands and mouth bound and your body wrapped in some confederate flag is it then that you’ll scream to be heard above the hideous mob co-conspirators that you would not speak of and to before now but now how will you speak with your hands posed across your chest
stars have dimmed once vibrant colors symbolizing freedom and justice have faded bleached by the glare of ignorance and complacency
to corrupt power turning this nation into a whiter shade of pale
like the pharisees we continue to sacrifice the lives of others for the good of the nation our willingness to crucify children and those less fortunate than ourselves is an inherent right of the self-righteous one merely needs to wrap themselves in the appropriate cloak of ignorance to justify partisan crimes against humanity while raging antagonistically against those who dare to serve dinner wine at the wrong temperature
