we are the victims

we don’t
lead, we
coerce.

we don’t
negotiate, we
enforce.

we don’t
persuade, we
buy.

if we
listen, we listen to
ourselves.

our patience is
short, our
tolerance is
frayed.

we’re the
victims; we can’t
imagine doing any
wrong.

we’re the
victims & our
gas is
cheap.

we’re the
victims & we
don’t care why.

children of the world
may starve; there may
be blood on sacred
ground––

but honor &
justice is our
way.

let there be no
compassion for the
infidels.

one nation
oblivious under
God––

we consume, we
torture & we
war.