State Of Emergency Poem by Robin Benton

Some weeks before the September 11th attack
America came back from a International Conference on Racism
in Durban S. Africa.

In fact, America walked out, Which leaves no doubt
that blaming the victim is truly one major symptom of our many sicknesses.

So, in a State of Emergency, we should recall 911
and we will see the emerging deniability to the United State of Mind
call racism, something we can longer shun

Nor the reality of others who've victimized by our own patriotic guns
ablaze as silent weapons used upon the death, blind and dumb.

Personally, I've become despondent over recent events
and the messages of hate that we reciprocate
continuously being sent.

And the subsequent response of million dollar bombs
launched against ten dollar tents
while anthrax mail was delivered for 34 cents
for who knows whose premise

As we suffer 24/7 sounds bytes of the so-called Muslim menace
and we maintain these fertile grounds for subliminal sounds of hate
can we negate the thoughts?

Civil Liberties for all will be lost as freedom is tossed to and fro
the cost of Liberty now risen to who knows what price
of invasion of human lives by the righteous satellites of the moral right

While rockets are used by psychotics who define what is patriotic
and Racism, maintains its stamp of approval

Like a mirage thats been sent through economics of Voodoo
and who do you side with? while the end is decided by silent wars
as mainstream media so graciously keeps score
and all the points lead towards a universal war
between the have and have nots, for the have mores.

So what is left for one to think
when reality is distinct about how lowly we sink
in denial of the truth,
which is: The Chickens did truly come home to roost.

Yet we continue to profile and maintain our denials that we
US are the ones who dialed 911....EMERGENCY!