You Shouldn’t
They
say you shouldn’t
Antagonize
the government
With
their continuing expansion of the Patriot Act
Supplying
sniper rifles to one-eyed Jacks
Marshall
Law signs already printed up and stored
In
vacant buildings outside of town and city
Row-after-row
of thousands training
Strategically
staged across the country
Containment
forces with truck loads of body bags
NSA
listening
Lists
drawn
Odds
are you’re on at least one page with an X
Easy
now
Don’t
panic
You
use to think your body was God’s
But
they’ll use it
After
you’re shot and displayed like a ragdoll
Igniting
you on TV
What
a fire that will be
The
news announcing nothing to worry about
Just
a trash fire
Another
trouble-maker dead
For
everything is under control here at home
Smoke
becoming our atmosphere.
Published in The Camel Saloon- January 2015