America the Beautiful

I remember watching the preacher man
perform illusions from his pulpit of make believe
he told us stories about living life as a lamb
in a world full of wolves that are hunted
by the endangered bald eagle from above

Do you really think I believe
that God intended for me to hurt
when his only begotten son
took all illness and sin from this earth?

My Mother died from lung cancer
commercials say smoking does that
My Grandfather died from congestive heart failure
professionals say excessive drinking causes this
If this is true then
why are both these products
still available on local store shelves?

Why?
because...
 
your just another carbon unit
working to pay on your slave taxes
a living debt that we pass on to our children
every child born is born owing the government 800 large
their bill to be called an American

Now do you understand why
at times illegal immigrants piss me off
they get the benefit without owing a thing
we can't take care of our own
and I am tired of taking care of yours

but my faith says
it is still my responsibility
so I give with a smile
and love in my heart
still my brain isn't dumb
people are get over artists
from the perpetual welfare clients
to the wealthy who claim insurance fraud

didn't they tell you about America?

we're the original gangsters
a melting pot with a whole lot of guns
and atomic bombs for fools who try us

ask the one's who have messed with us

We found Saddam in a hole
put him on trial in his own country
then hung him live on the internet

we put a bullet in Bin Laden's head
straight mafia now he'll never have his day in court
the war on terror continues
empty victories for our fallen heroes of 9/11

Don't let me start preaching about
Regan, Bush, Clinton and Obama
homeland security would put 3 hot ones in my chest

So put on your Sunday best
get on your knees and pray to God
give praise and honor to his name
preach to me how I am going to hell
while you dance on the grave of the evil dead
then tell me how
how is that an eye for eye ended with the birth and death of Jesus
and how vengeance is mine saith the Lord
and today we celebrate murder in the first degree

That's right we're the good guys
jolly green giants that rule the earth
and all others are evil doers

Tell Mr. Preacher man
is this the America that God is pleased with?
does he see us as living in his son's name
explain to me again how we should live as a lamb

Author's Note

Spoken Words on what it means to be Christian and American

Reviews

[NoneOfYourBusiness akaK..]

a resounding and nonreligious AMEN!!! to every word within this revelatory poetic from the pouting lips of this failing Buddhist~ you nailed it to its own cross~ altruism in tatters~ ambiguity rules the modern day~ what a shambles we have permitted to take root~ bravo to your courage~ your honesty and the wildly captivating force with which you turn that mirror on us all~ BRAVO!

[Solidad]

"Tell Mr. Preacher man
is this the America that God is pleased with?
does he see us as living in his son's name
explain to me again how we should live as a lamb"

You referred to my work as "slam" poetry. Well my dear my work doesn't even hold a candle to this. Your syllables get in your face daring people to wake up and serve a purpose as oppose to purposely serving. You took Churchill's "We're the best of a bad lot" and told him to shove it. That being the "best of a bad lot" isn't good enough. Your facts like mortar leaving a crater of truth taking no prisoners. J'adore

[Coyote Poetry]

I agree with your words. How could six special forces men not capture Bin Laden. Old saying. "Dead man can't tell no tale." I question the way he die. We live in a world where it is hard to find the truth now. The USA is a mockery of rules and laws. I could discuss this for days. Time for us with real vision to help take off the blinders of most of the USA population. A outstanding poem. It will take many brave and strong people to change the way we live. I could budget the balance in one law. Less government and stop all the pension of all government officials.
Coyote

[Allie :)]

Fantastic. You amaze me everytime that I can find the time to sit down and read one of your marvalous pieces.
You amaze me....you have different perspectives on everything, and you manage to give everybody a taste of them all everytime you write something.
Your mind works in a way I have never been able to see before. You surely could take that somewhere in your life.
I cannot say this enough:This is absolutely AMAZING! I hope you're enjoying this review, because I'm normally a pretty rough critique...100/100, and i hav enever entered that number into the rating box before, just saying :)

[Lilly Negoi]

*applause*
excellent Troy! this is just a splendid sample of your great heart and brilliant mind!
"your just another carbon unit
working to pay on your slave taxes
a living debt that we pass on to our children
every child born is born owing the government 800 large
their bill to be called an American"
this should be written in caps somewhere to be seen by all people...

[Neva Flores Smith - Cha..]

I stand and applaud you for this one...........Bravo!

[A.E. Surdam]

Wow, speak it out. Yeah, America has so many problems right now, and that we need to somehow fix them. This was great. I loved it! :]

[Jake Staffeld]

This is amazing.

[Sethnicity]

Amen! The flock being feed on the wire the real liar the fire that burns in side her is Spoken Word! you are the Ohm Ni American!

99 only cause I know you got more.

[Chloe]

This is fantastically written. It was nice to see something outside of my normal point of view being raised Jewish. I truly appreciated reading this. Very well done, my dear.

[Blue Moon Ice Cream]

There were a couple places where "were" should have been "we're," but other than that, this was really good. Your words are strong and powerful.

I have to argue one thing before I end this, though. The reason cigarettes and alcohol are on the shelves is because people buy them...if no one bought them and companies couldn't make a good profit (not to mention the tax), then they wouldn't be stocked. Sadly, there are people willing to buy that stuff.

I don't agree with everything in this poem, but you did an outstanding job of making your point.