"Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses
yearning to breathe free... "
for the low cost of $9.99.
Polyester promises
of ideals bathed in blood.
Every flag a bar code,
stars and stripes
a serial number.
"Come to me,
all you who are weary
and burdened;
I will give you rest... "
for three easy payments.
Freedom and salvation
only matter
when coupled with
an interest rate.
Democracy is an open market,
filled with false
prophets and patriots
petitioning for more.
I took out a loan of apathy,
others of ignorance,
and watched this country
fall apart.
Forgive me...
Forgive us.
We the people
have incurred a debt.
... it's time to pay it back.