Sleep Well
Hush now
There, there
Never worry never fear
Let me embrace your concerns
Still your trembling anxiety
Let me show you blue sky days
Feed your need for sanctuary
Give me your trust and
I will give you my protection
Give me your faith and
I will give you satisfaction
Safe walls to caress you
Safe passage where none can molest you
Safe haven for you to retreat to
Safe doors locked to keep you
Here in the homeland
Security wing
Safe, fearful, over-imagining
Free from freedoms wanderings
Just remember
And never forget
That fear is your friend
It shows you are wise
Fear is a fact never disguised
Unlike the terrorists who want to steal
Your freedom, your hope and free will
Just give all you hold sacred
To me
Your freedom will be guarded
Legislatively
I’ll hold the key and hide it away
You won’t know where it is
And there it will stay
And just to remind you
How grateful to be
I’ll rerun those images of horror on TV
The planes, the towers, the turbans the terrors
The pentagon, the voices
The fear an enema
But for now, hush and rest
Do as you’re told, I know best
Signed
Homeland Security
Your guarantee of *safety
*hurricanes, acts of god (not ours cause he’s perfect),criminal negligence, financial disaster brought on by government misappropriation, Halliburton daylight robbery, the death or maiming of your children in war and all circumstances other than terrorist (or expected/assumed/presumed terrorist) activity exempted and not included under the banner of protection. Other clauses apply and coverage may go up as well as down. For a copy of our Terms and Conditions, please note that these are secret under the provisions outlined by Homeland Security. Sleep well.
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This is a poem by a Scots poet named Tina Louise.
http://www.tinalouise.co.uk/poem.php?poemid=191
