Dan Williams

Last of the First Amendment

Centuries of precedent go unappreciated,

wheelchairs of our fathers pushed down staircases.

Ignorance of the masses breeds tyranny,

This once glorious nation overcome and in stasis.

 

The tyrant needs first to silence dissent,

objectivity by mandated opinion over run, dismissed

Disarming the populace the logical next step

so that targets of repression are repeatedly missed.

 

Imaginary Utopias built on the droning of propaganda.

False virtues named diversity and inclusion

crammed down our throats by media so biased,

preaching unsupportable conclusions.

 

Repeated often enough, anchored by greed and corruption,

weak kneed media reinforces their inclusion

till eventually a feint smell of truth can be perceived

masking the reality of the illusion.

 

Everyman’s version of the issues in no longer considered,

only the ruling elite’s falsehoods are deemed relevant.

Our father\'s wisdom is discarded, claimed no longer valid

with the demise of that very first amendment.