teenage decimation
these untold stories keep piling up
more than a few good men
wasting their lives on promises
that can’t possibly add up
big brother has never been scarier
whether on penny lane or haifa street
hey joseph
what are you doing
with that AK-47 in your hand
it’s friday night shouldn’t you be down
where the pretty ladies want
to see your smiling face
wouldn’t you rather be learning
how to make the world a brighter place
in a figurative sort of way
I once walked the streets of Athens
because I wanted to know what it was like
to walk in history’s shoes
but I’ll be damned
and dead by now
if I ever walked in yours
july two thousand sixteen
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