America The Land Of The Free Poem by Terence George Craddock (Spectral Images and Images Of Light)

America the land of the free.
The land of the free?
America has the highest

imprisonment
rate in the world not

just in the free world
in the entire world!

America number one
imprisonment double most contenders!
Imprison ethnic poor

imprison your citizens
double above most
imprisonment nations!

America the land of the lie
the land where dreams are sold!

The country devoting most
money into building prisons
massive state penitentiary!

A country delighting in
convictions for serious crimes!

Did you ever think
it might be cheaper?
it might be a better?

system to spent
more on health care
education crime

prevention!

America the land
that can provide
outlet liquor store

outlet gun store
within all worst
crack crime urban

areas because
we all know
alcohol guns

readily available to minors
gangs desperate people is the best
crime prevention policy in

America the land of the free?


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