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If you don't understand us

 

If you wonder why we're pissed,
then you surely must have missed that 
Trayvon's name was just the latest
on a very long list.
 
If you think we are too blinkered 
far too focused on the past
note the keyword I just stated
was the latest not the last.  
 
If you believe we are too bitter,
maybe you should taste time's pill,
a dose supposed to make life better
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When Obama goes to bed

When Obama goes to bed,
Before he rests his weary head,
Does he say a prayer for those,
His unmanned drones left comatose?

Does he shed a single tear,
As Palestinians live in fear?
Does he hear their cries and still,
Think collateral damage, is a necessary ill?

Does he talk to God, on sleepless nights,
They discuss Islamic rebels by candlelight.
Which freedom fighters ...

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