The Most Dangerous Man In The World

he was a man of undeniable courage,

but what did he really prove?

that governments lie,

that politicians care more about

political careers than truth,

that men in power use their power

for personal agendas,

that most are more afraid of losing

their jobs than doing what is right;

all he did was expose

what most already know,

they just prefer 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,

neighboring allies slaughter

peaceful protesters in an attempt to hold on

to corrupt monarchies and dictatorships,

fighting 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 an IED,

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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