36 Views of SF: 11. Who’s Writing Our Movie?
June 21, 2018

Here comes
another
immigrant FOB
after 49 years
still on that job

still figuring out
what this place is about
no one listened
to his immigrant shout

He’s been swallowed
up by this American Bitch
swallowed up
to be digested and shit.

Is her American Dream
A mendacious snuff flick?

Is he in this crazy movie called
Let’s Kill This Newcomer Prick?

Let’s humor and stew him
in our Witch’s brew
our melting pot of antagonisms
our fracturing roux?

Is his American Dream
naïve and comedic
is the Bitch’s main squeeze
some corporate dick?

America: We Buy You, We Break You.
America: We Love You and Hate You.

He sees through their game, though
He sees he’s been framed.
He’s broken their gaslight
He’s remembered his name.

America: The Elephant Remembers
America: Your Hatred, Dismembered

 

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