Wednesday, August 7, 2019

Paula's Prompts: Wednesday Words

On June 12, 2019, P.T. Wyant posted at ptwyant.com a Wednesday Words prompt, "Have you lost your country?"

This poem was my response...

Have you lost your country?
The land you once believed in?
Have no fear, 
Patriotism Inc is here
To free you from all your sorrow and sin. 

We’ll eat your doubt, all that makes you unsure
Such thoughts are meat and drink to our kind
Leaving you with pure, unblemished faith
A receptive, welcoming mind. 

Oh you’ll sing and stomp out all doubt
On every trembling face you see
You’ll pledge your loyalty with a shout
A devoted servant of the state, conflict free! 

So don’t worry about your troubled mind
Patriotism Inc is here to soothe your soul
Draining complex thought is nourishment to our kind

While you’ll be left devout and whole. 

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