I See You
HEY! I SEE YOU…NOT SEEING ME
AND I HEAR ALL THE HYPOCRISY COMING FROM THE GOP
NOT TO MENTION THEIR ALT-RIGHT FREEDOM CAUCUS
FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE…TEA PARTY
HOSTING KLAN PROUD RALLIES
SHOUTING CODED WORD RHETORIC
WAVING THE FLAG OF HATRED AND BIGOTRY
I SEE YOU…NOT SEEING ME
PUBLIC SCHOOLS…USED AS A POLITICAL PLATFORM
CALLING FOR REFORM THROUGH TESTING
DESIGNED TO ELIMINATE TENURED TEACHERS
AND URBAN SCHOOLS
REQUIRING THE STUDENTS TO
PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE NATION
WHERE ZIP CODES
DETERMINE THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION
I SEE YOU…NOT SEEING ME
CONGRESSIONAL DYSFUNCTION…AT ITS BEST
CONSPIRED TO UNDERMINE THE PRESIDENT
WITH THE DARK COMPLEXION THEY DIDN’T RESPECT
AND WHEN THEY COULDN’T HAVE IT THEIR WAY
SORRY
WE’RE SHUTTING DOWN THE GOVERNMENT TODAY
HEY! I SEE YOU…NOT SEEING ME
POLITICAL HACKS…ENACTING POLICIES
HURTING THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE LESS
BUT THE POLITICIANS COULD CARE LESS
THEY’RE CATERING TO THE CEO’S OF COMPANY’S
TOO BIG TO FAIL…WEALTHY CRIMINALS AVOIDING JAIL
I SEE YOU…NOT SEEING ME
VINDICTIVE HYPOCRITES
LEAST OF WHICH WAS THE BULLY OF BRIDGEGATE
BUT DON’T HATE
THERE’S A LIST TOO LONG TO GO THROUGH
FILLED WITH REPUBLICANS
WHO WOULD DENY YOU…THE RIGHT TO VOTE
AND HOW DARE…YOU WANT AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE
AND WE BEST BEWARE OF THAT PATHOLOGICAL LIAR…D.T.
HE CONSPIRED WITH A FOREIGN ADVERSARY
BUT DON’T WORRY
JUST IGNORE THE TRUTH
THEY DON’T WANT YOU TO HEAR THAT
SO FOX & FRIENDS ARE SPINNING ALTERNATIVE FACTS
I SEE YOU…NOT SEEING ME
THE POLICE…PROTECTING AND SERVING
THEIR OWN POLITICAL INTERESTS
A POWER STRUCTURE DESIGNED TO OPPRESS
BACKED BY PROSECUTORS
THAT DON’T PROSECUTE THE POLICE
WHEN THEY MURDER OR MAIM
AND WHEN WE
PEACEFULLY DEMONSTRATE TO COMPLAIN
WE’RE GREETED WITH MILITARIZED THREATS OF VIOLENCE
FROM THOSE BOYS IN BLUE
SO ASK THEM
WHO’S PROTECTING ME…FROM YOU?
I SEE YOU…NOT SEEING ME…ARE YOU LISTENING
I SEE YOU!
From the book: The Spoken Words of Unspoken TruthCopyright: © 2009 Michael Goines Sr., All rights reserved
Jersey City native, Michael Goines Sr., is a community activist, author, playwright, spoken word artist and publisher of the book, The Black Man’s Burden, the Horrors of Southern Lynchings. He is also the writer, director and executive producer of the play, Back in the Day. Michael’s books include Sailor, and The Spoken Words of Unspoken Truth, both are available on Amazon and Smashwords.
