The Most Dangerous Man in America

He was a man of undeniable courage,
but what did he really prove?

that governments lie,
that politicians care more about
their political careers than truth,
that men in power use that power
to satisfy personal agendas,
that people are more afraid of losing
their jobs than doing the right thing,
all he really did was expose
what most already knew;

they just preferred not to talk about it.

Has anything really changed?
young soldiers are still dying on
far-away foreign soil,
in wars that have nothing to do with
freedom and democracy or
reasons the government tells us,
as neighboring allies slaughter
peaceful protesters in an attempt to hold on
to corrupt monarchies and dictatorships,
wars we can never win,
it’s just a matter of waiting it out,
eventually we will have to leave,
(they know that);

(just like the Viet Cong knew).

Back home the silent majority pays lip service to
“all our heroes in Iraq and Afghanistan”,
hearing about two more killed by a roadside bomb,
as they channel surf on their 32” HD televisions,
shaking their heads and thinking;

‘what a shame, so young too,’

filling up gas tanks for weekend trips to the beach,
wondering what kind of beer to buy,
what the weather is going to be like;

how much higher these damn gas prices
are going to go up.
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