THE NEW AMERICAN DREAM
We are the children of immigrants,
But we hate immigrants.
We praise those who work hard and play fair,
Unless they come from elsewhere.
We love America,
But we hate our fellow Americans.
We revere the American Dream,
But we hate those who dare to dream.
This is the new American Dream.
POWERFUL PREDATORS
Powerful predators prowl the land.
It was once the land of the free.
Now the people flee
And dare not take a stand.
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The powerful predators pay no price
As they feed on the small and the weak,
For the people are too meek
To free themselves from the powerful vise.
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It is a sad end to the land of the free,
As the people exchange their freedom
For an impoverished serfdom
And live their lives on bended knee.
THE PSYCHOPATH
For the Emperor, cruelty was a choice.
But it was also a reflex action.
It was his second nature.
It was his basic instinct.
It was his worldview:
Never be soft,
Never show mercy,
Never show tenderness.
Crack the whip,
Wield the club,
Strike with an iron fist,
Stride in hobnailed boots,
And laugh at the cries of your victims.
It was the code of a psychopath.
HUNT PEOPLE
The Emperor likes to hunt people.
His favorite prey is someone honest.
But he is so physically feeble
There would be no contest
Unless the prey was somehow suppressed.
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So the prey is first hounded
By thugs in a pack,
And then pounded
And tied in a sack.
Only then does the Emperor attack.
WAR ON THE PEOPLE
The Emperor declared war on the people.
"The enemy is within," he said,
"And I will not rest until the people are dead,
Or at least the ones who do not worship me."
But he loved the ignorant people,
And they loved him,
Because he declared war on all the people
Who did not worship him
And weren't like them.
THERE IS NO RABBIT
Even when he doesn't need to,
The Emperor lies.
It's a habit,
Like a dog chasing a rabbit.
If you told him it was day,
He would say it was night.
If you told him it was left,
He would say it was right.
If you said it was up,
He would say it was down.
If you asked him to smile,
He would give you a frown.
He wants you to get in the habit
Of chasing the rabbit,
Even when there is no rabbit.
QUICKLY DISAPPEAR
The Emperor does not know he's mad,
And that is absolutely bad.
It means that those who see him clear
Must quickly disappear,
Or else pretend they're glad.
