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America, you never had a chance America, you and I both know there's only one way this ends America, you aren't going to like it America, what did you do to deserve the millions of revolutionaries in your streets? America, whose bones are in the ground beneath your feet? America, what did your father say before he left? America, what did your sons bring home  from war? America how holy was your birth that you can't move on? America, who will be left behind when you do? America, I'm too sentimental about you and I know it America, I watched the workers hold the line for months and you locked the doors America, I watched those people starve America, I watched you build a cage and call it Chicago, call it Missouri, call it Baltimore, call it Dayton call it what you want and forget America, I watched you forget America, you forgot your angels America, the saints want to destroy you and I don't feel sorry for you not anymore America, I let go of you in pieces America, I watch your flag burn to cinder and drift away America, I watch you die every night America, I loved you once and now I'm nothing America, how did you repay Ginsberg's love? America, where did you bury Eugene V Debs? America, did you follow Abbie Hoffman to hell? America, where are your heroes? America, what did you do to the workers who never crossed the picket lines? America, what did you give the black kids for Christmas? America, what price do the immigrants pay for your freedom? America, who do they pray to? America, what do you pray for? America, I pray too much for someone who doesn't believe in you America, you never had a chance America, I pray you get one, I owe you that much at least
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Dec 30, 2016
Dec 30, 2016 at 3:17 AM UTC
Late December, 2016, Somewhere in America
America, you never had a chance America, you and I both know there's only one way this ends America, you aren't going to like it America, what did you do to deserve the millions of revolutionaries in your streets? America, whose bones are in the ground beneath your feet? America, what did your father say before he left? America, what did your sons bring home  from war? America how holy was your birth that you can't move on? America, who will be left behind when you do? America, I'm too sentimental about you and I know it America, I watched the workers hold the line for months and you locked the doors America, I watched those people starve America, I watched you build a cage and call it Chicago, call it Missouri, call it Baltimore, call it Dayton call it what you want and forget America, I watched you forget America, you forgot your angels America, the saints want to destroy you and I don't feel sorry for you not anymore America, I let go of you in pieces America, I watch your flag burn to cinder and drift away America, I watch you die every night America, I loved you once and now I'm nothing America, how did you repay Ginsberg's love? America, where did you bury Eugene V Debs? America, did you follow Abbie Hoffman to hell? America, where are your heroes? America, what did you do to the workers who never crossed the picket lines? America, what did you give the black kids for Christmas? America, what price do the immigrants pay for your freedom? America, who do they pray to? America, what do you pray for? America, I pray too much for someone who doesn't believe in you America, you never had a chance America, I pray you get one, I owe you that much at least
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Dec 30, 2016
Dec 30, 2016 at 3:17 AM UTC
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