B.E. Lusiv - American Perspective

My country 'tis of thee
Built on the backs of slavery
Of thee I sing
Of hypocrisy in history books
Land of the free
Stolen by greedy thieves and crooks
Native Americans slain by the millions
Tribes annihilated in cold blood
Unanswered prayers of resilience

Civil War echoes through the night
Black folk ain't got no rights
But they still gotta fight
Kill or be killed
Only to retreat to the cotton field

I pledge allegiance to the flag
Of these delusional states
Where it goes unnoticed the rising numbers
Of people preaching hate
And to the Republicans for which I can't stand
Quick to spend billions to help a sovereign land
Ignoring our veterans and homeless with no helping hand
One Nation, disgraced by God
Thinking themselves invincible to the strike of His mighty rod
With liberty and justice for who?

B.E. Lusiv

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