the hate 
comes from every angle
but mostly from the heart
in spite of glaring 
desperation
that leaves the 
lawn uncut;
as if littered driveways
and starving dogs
justify another term
of stolen wealth

anthony-casamassima

Electorates

Freedom is a mask.
We don both it and our colors,
oblivious to the snickers of our peers.
Like religion, patriotism separates us further.
How can one believe in a system
so corrupt?
Powerless yet powerful, we must stand,
lest another civil war commence.
Together, hand in hand, we
will create a new life for us all.