GUIDE TO BEING A GOOD AMERICAN

GUIDE TO BEING A GOOD AMERICAN 

Thread sunflower seeds into the soles of a beige combat boot. // Plant the shoe underneath the flag on your front porch. // Water the hesitant buds with your own blood. // Curse at the blameless sky when they won’t bloom. // Keep tending to duds until you run out of yourself. // Poke a needle into someone less powerful and call it natural selection. // Make evolution your excuse for exploitation. // Send your sons off in a uniform // Trap your daughters at home in a costume. // Gulp down propaganda like corn syrup and keep returning with an open mouth. // Don’t call it addictive; call it patriotic. // Don’t call it manipulation; call it representation. // Paint your face white and red, let them dress you in blue jeans. // Step inside the house of horrors willingly. // Pretend you are not scared when the lock clicks. // Tell the world you’ve never even been to the carnival. // 

Everything is fine here.