Thursday, April 20, 2006

America Continued

For Allen Ginsberg


America I've gone dry
Penny Pinchers and Politicians
Coffee Two Dollars plus a cup
The homeless Veteran, a fifth of Mad Dog
America You've gone to shit
I'm Twenty One and drunkard
I blame You America

You make Me pay for alcohol
Yet I cannot drink it outside
I pay for my tobacco
Yet I cannot smoke it inside

America You have failed me
Again and Again You
You are a neverending Letdown

I read and study hard for You
But I still cannot afford to attend my School Of Choice
I work full time to survive
Yet Petrol is close to half my hourly wage
I am told I need a calculator
Yet I can add the numbers mentally

America You Disgust me
Your pointless Wars and computers
Forgotten Poet lingo/language/speaking
Fidel left in right field
I Loathe You America

I pay my taxes
Yet I get no refund
I dropped the soap alone
Yet i feel you behind me

You corrupted me America
Perverted Priests with Vices of Lust
My right to eat meat on Fridays
You make me laugh, America

I don't belong here in your womb
Yet the Umbilical Cord is still tight
I do not like You
Yet i wake up in/next/around You

You won't let me download movies
music, programs, documents
But I do
I cannot speak my mind of You/God/President
But I do
You're unjust, You're non-existant, You're an idiot
What do You plan to do about That?

The Natives were herded like Sheep
Remember The Holocaust?
Senator McCarthy, Lee Harvey?
Gein, Dahmer, Bundy, Gacy?
Manson Manson Manson?

Gates, Walton, Branson?
Greedy Money Hungry Swine
Your Deciples make me wretch
America You are not mine

Due to the face that You
America Fuck Me Everyday
I do not live elsewhere
That's why I,
I am still here

5 Comments:

Blogger Bridget Whalen-Nevin said...

Nice work, Trever. It presents your frustrations well. I especially like the "Drop the soap alone, feel you behind me" image.

7:25 AM  
Blogger Opel said...

Trevor, this is by far the best poem I have ever read.

6:17 PM  
Blogger Claire said...

looking good big guy, but im telling ya To Date: America would be a better title

2:06 PM  
Blogger bluesky02 said...

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1:45 AM  
Blogger bluesky02 said...

Trevor, this poem is really good..you can express your feelings really well.

-Jessica

1:48 AM  

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