One more day
Maybe the beginning
Of the end
For Bush and his cronies
All their corruption and criminality
The blood-soaked lies
Gross cynicism
Criminal manipulation
Fear-mongering
Malevolent neglect
You can almost feel the country
Hold its breath
Deep down citizens know
How far off track we’ve wandered
Away from cherished values
Away from self-evident truths
Away from the dream sustained through generations
Into a barren land that resembles
Places we always deplored
The reign of Bush and Cheney and Rumsfeld and Rove
Many times worse in the long run
Than that shocking September day
Bush milked for all its political worth
Casting a shadow across our
Collective soul
To beat the terrorists we became terrorists
Adopted his methods
His blind arrogance
His indifference to reason
Cloaked in Old Glory and Christian righteousness
We ignored the law
Unleashed the dogs of war
Now our rap sheet is longer and bloodier
And our misdeeds will not be forgotten
Will tomorrow spell the beginning of the end
Or the end of the beginning
Of hope?
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