I wrote this poem in October of 2023.

my working class reality

a pledge of allegiance full of lies
brainwashes us with promises
that will go unfulfilled
the rest of our lives
the pursuit of happiness
doesn’t exist in this country
that treats its marginalized communities
as subhuman
we can say God Bless America until we’re blue in the face
it still doesn’t change a damn thing
about a country that’s fucks over
its most vulnerable communities

2 thoughts on “poetry: lies”

  2. If you get a chance, read up on Dodgers stadium in LA where the baseball team plays. They just won the World Series. They destroyed an entire Mexican-American community to build the damn stadium back in I think the 1960’s. So much is covered up in our history.

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