jessica ennis and any other
olympian on a pedestal waving
a flag
as the dumb masses smile
and feel its their accomplishment
somehow.
every time a soldier is mentioned
with reverence,
every time a country is identified
with and cheered for,
every innocent collective divisive
pleasure is paving the way
and we smile at our reflections
and shoot all imposters,
forgetting our humanity.
its not really the individuals
but the masses that tear
the whole thing down
and make it ugly.
at first its a warm collective hug,
next they'll be fighting wars
and murdering people
for the exact same sentiments,
and they'll sit and smile dumbly
through it all watching it on the news
viewing it as nothing but entertainment
only this time they're responsible,
and trying to redeem it they'll call
it patriotism.
