what I know of
this American dream is
the episodic nightmares
it produces that feature
the same boogeymen
who keep appearing
just when I think
the coast is clear
The empire scripts
my suffering into law
televises my kinfolk's demise
in prime time
and renews the contracts
of villains that try to hold
the plot of my humanity
in suspense
But I plan to be standing
when their closing credits roll
as our story still ends in victory
So I will not look away
no matter how horrific
the scenes may seem.
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