Riots



Some people find it harder to watch others suffer
We know that's not how it is for you
You'll do whatever it takes to hide your greed
We want answers and we want them now

Do we really have to get shot in the face with mace to be heard?
Do we have to lose our jobs to survive?
Does the Government have to die so we can have a life?
How will our Country thrive when none of us are alive?

We're not looking for closure or revenge
Once you're hurt you stay hurt
But that doesn't mean you can't hit back
We don't your type of justice anymore

We're all drilling for oil (Repeat)
Whether we like it or not
We have to protest this
Someone's stealing our inheritance
You're all getting away with murder
And we're not allowed to fight to defend ourselves

What are my Ammendment Rights?
What's your Constitutional Service?
What are my political requirements?
What's your Declaration of Independence?

You force us to riot then blame us for your overexcessive violence
We're not born to be quiet
We're born for such a time as this

What's your defiance? (Repeat)
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Submitted on August 21, 2014

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AXXX XBXB XXXX CXDEAX XXXE EXD C
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 1,023
Words 195
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 6, 4, 3, 1

Eugene Hetler

I love the Lord Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit and that goes with Him. I read the Bible and pray daily. I try not to be judgemental but some days the fire comes out like a dragon burping a big gas fire on accident after a big meal. I love to write. Please read waht I write. I love to write things that encourage and hopefully are fun to read and make you laugh til you cry. I even like to write things that inspire and make you think in a deep way some of the time. Whoever's hacking my account and erasing my hard work is cheating me and the people who enjoy my work and it needs to stop or you'll suffer the consequences. :) more…

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