Ease of Gloom

dotheevolukindotheevolukin Posts: 44
edited April 2006 in Poetry, Prose, Music & Art
The terrorist hates me
He's never seen my face
And never heard my name
But because I'm American
The terrorist hates me

The terrorist wants to hurt me
Even though I'm a stranger
His conviction is flawed
But it won't change the fact
The terrorist wants to hurt me

On my way home
Pondering the future
Heavy thoughts
Bog my optimism
I won't let it conquer
Like so many do
It's not hopeless
Afterall, we remain

The terrorist haunts me
In a moment of my rest
And it causes me to sweat
I always wake up drenched
When the terrorist haunts me

The terrorist is not me
But I see our similarities
We both think and breathe
Since he wants the world to bleed
The terrorist is not me

Tomorrow is far away
But it's always close
Don't act so naive
It comes off indifferently
And there's no excuse
For a lack of concern
Because we all can flourish
Some just choose to wilt

You don't have the right to complain
If you're not feeding our cause
Spectators never change our lives
And they're never remembered
Don't succumb to the ease of gloom
It's an ugly fashion
"It's not British music, it's American music. Now c'mon." -Bob Dylan
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  • The terrorist hates me
    He's never seen my face
    And never heard my name
    But because I'm American
    The terrorist hates me

    The terrorist wants to hurt me
    Even though I'm a stranger
    His conviction is flawed
    But it won't change the fact
    The terrorist wants to hurt me

    On my way home
    Pondering the future
    Heavy thoughts
    Bog my optimism
    I won't let it conquer
    Like so many do
    It's not hopeless
    Afterall, we remain

    The terrorist haunts me
    In a moment of my rest
    And it causes me to sweat
    I always wake up drenched
    When the terrorist haunts me

    The terrorist is not me
    But I see our similarities
    We both think and breathe
    Since he wants the world to bleed
    The terrorist is not me

    Tomorrow is far away
    But it's always close
    Don't act so naive
    It comes off indifferently
    And there's no excuse
    For a lack of concern
    Because we all can flourish
    Some just choose to wilt

    You don't have the right to complain
    If you're not feeding our cause
    Spectators never change our lives
    And they're never remembered
    Don't succumb to the ease of gloom
    It's an ugly fashion

    It is hard to imagine a person's life being controlled by the acts of another so.
    Of a nation's people wonderring what somebody from abroad will do next.
    To be put in a situation were you would do anything to maintain the lifestyle that your are accustomed to. To protect it. Protect family and friends from influesnces growing around you.


    I guess after years of putting this into other people every waking though, it was their time to bite back.
    The only thing I enjoy is having no feelings....being numb rocks!

    And I won't make the same mistakes
    (Because I know)
    Because I know how much time that wastes
    (And function)
    Function is the key
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