shadow boxing



the war on drugs
the war for correctness
the war on terror
fought with the weapons of
drugs
terror
blatant inhumanity
it's a war alright
a war against freedom
fought from the inside
against itself
a cancer
that can only be cured
with civil action
while we still have the option
this country runs on business
we have no time for the considerations
of the individual
what are you going to do about it
myself
i am working on the morning after pill
for groutesque unwise congress
again cheers across the pond
for the workers
and cheers for tony
for whatever it's worth
it's the best thing you've done in a while
you have regained a shred of dignity

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 17, 2023

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Scheme ABCDACEFGHICJKKBLMNIOBPQERSE
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 627
Words 121
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 28

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