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1d
Completely absurd until it isn’t.
Bread and circus
That’s the purpose
A love of spectacle,
To the confusion of critical thinking
Now we see ourselves exposed,
Lies spreading unopposed
Scandal after scandal
Faster than we can handle
Nationalism disguised as patriotism,
Folk tales that camouflage
Atrocities this country wants to dodge
America's brand of mythology
Wealthy oligarchs theology
Manipulates the psyche of the working class
To maintain their power en masse
One has to laugh or you’ll cry
Crises become a circular pattern,
And we find everyone mentally blocked.
Things no longer make us shocked:
Completely absurd until it isn’t.
Dan Filcek
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Dan Filcek  50/California
(50/California)   
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