over-stuff'd packages full of egomanias start'd 
bustin' loose in the middle; they expos'd such 
livid patterns of coverups and cold-heart'd
inequities that feed the fat of priviledg'd parasites as 
grief stricken farmers gather crumbs of thanks
awkwardly wobbling in a maze of fallow acres
that took their livelihood away; they ain't too proud to beg 
instead, those having less just make the best of the routine 
owning less than nothing; owing more than everything,
naturally condition'd be content in a Frigidaire condo while
sipping from a dent'd canteen of sour'd American dreams.

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