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America is Anti-Me

January 4, 2012
By justcoker BRONZE, Hyattsville, Maryland
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justcoker BRONZE, Hyattsville, Maryland
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The future belongs to the few of us still willing to get our hands dirty

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Follow the dollar,
and abandon your humanity.
Soldiers committing savagery
you never have to see.
Those mad at me,
talking behind me angrily.
I'm not anti-America,
America is anti-me...

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justcoker BRONZE said...
on Feb. 12 2012 at 3:19 am
justcoker BRONZE, Hyattsville, Maryland
3 articles 1 photo 3 comments

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i wasnt just trying to get at war , i was talking more of religion. im muslim and there are misconceptions about me and i wanted people to realize that
HaleyS. GOLD said...
on Feb. 3 2012 at 9:42 pm
HaleyS. GOLD, Byram, Mississippi
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Awesome! THough soldiers of all countries have to be violent, not just the U.S.
Avram GOLD said...
on Jan. 28 2012 at 5:14 pm
Avram GOLD, Salyersville, Kentucky
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&quot;Battle not with monsters lest ye become a monster; and if you gaze into the abyss the abyss also gazes into you.&quot;-- Friedrich Nietzsche

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really enjoyed this! So true and defiant, well spoken.
BlondeAndProud PLATINUM said...
on Jan. 9 2012 at 8:32 am
BlondeAndProud PLATINUM, Corseaux, Other
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wow, I love this. The flows really good, the message is really clear, realistic but not pessimistic, its weird I can almost imagine someone rapping it. :D
otherpoet SILVER said...
on Jan. 7 2012 at 9:23 pm
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I really like this poem. Your voice is super clear in your words. Keep writing!
LightBringer said...
on Jan. 7 2012 at 2:41 pm
I like it. Let's do something about America. It isn't too late to fix it.