You Will Not Read Me

You will not read me.

Reading is dead.

As Video killed Radio, Media killed Literacy.

My words echo into void.

I speak to the twilight purples.

Even my goddess will not see these words.

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We were taught to read.

We were taught to question.

Or at least I learned to question.

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Is a flag worth pledging allegiance to?

Is there a separation of church and state if children are indoctrinated every morning and told they must say "under god" or be punished?

Is cultish devotion to a corrupt system that actively holds you down and kills those you love or those that love you truly what we should be teaching the impressionable minds of children?

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I believe the children in Dilley would tell you no.

I believe the girls separated from their families, held down, and violated, would tell you no.

I believe the families who were dragged away, would tell you no.

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Do not pledge your devotion to a flag.

Pledge your devotion to your fellow humans.

Protect your fellow humans when your flag tells you to watch them scream.

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You have a right to free speech.

As long as it complies with the message your government is pushing.

You have a right to liberty and justice.

Unless it more convenient to put you in a box quickly and lose the key.

You have a right to Autonomy.

Unless you are a woman or a child.

You have a right to bear arms Against your oppressors.

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An Obligation.

Will you let them take that from you as well?

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Put away your phones.

Pull out your fists.