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Invaded

Invaded I walk toward the embassy, your stars and stripes fly high, When you came here seven years ago, we kissed stability goodbye, You came in with your tanks and troops, behind an aerial attack, Your deliverance of democracy, ripped a hole in our Iraq, Now you patrol our sandy streets and harass us everyday, All you've done while in our homeland, is take our rights away, You arrest so many “suspects”, playing out your little games, Like the story, of my father and how he was found in chains, His blood is on your hands, leaders of the West, He never even raised his voice to you, or spoke a word of protest We plead with you and beg you to leave us and yet you stay, Waiting, in the shadows to pounce on us like prey, Ever since your troops arrived, they've caused nothing but trouble, With your tanks and troops, you've turned our homes to rubble, I see the gate in front of me, and have no doubt, This I must do, this to drive you out.
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Aug 22, 2010
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Note: I couldn't have made this work with out the help of my father.

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