Why I Care (A Sonnet)


Ah, as all true patriots must… I care.
There is no other option; for my soul
Cannot remain silent while leaders dare
To deceive the masses as the death toll
Sickeningly rises each hour, each day.
Demons have risen to control the reins.
Dissent is “unpatriotic,” they say.
Our constitution is covered with stains.
The blood of thousands flood Iraqi streets
As corrupt corporate whores legislate
And manipulate votes to hold their seats.
“We The People” of a nation, once great,

Steadfast, shall be silenced only by death.
“We” will condemn “Them” with our dying breath.