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The American Dream

by mcc

I'm drowning In the American Dream. Everything here Is not what it seems. Is it your dream To be shot on the street? Is it your dream To not be able to breathe? This is what we are. This is where we are. This is some American Dream. So stand with me, Raise our hands. "Don't shoot." We say. But what does that do? As long as the guilty walk free, And the innocent can't be, We are stuck in this American Dream. Please get me out. Take me away. This is a nightmare. Hold your breath, And raise up your hands, And pray to God That man won't shoot. Is this all we can do? m.c.c.
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Feb 6, 2015
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