support humanity

so often hearing blind

support for the military
seeing the upsetting looks
when I refuse to support war
the terrorists won’t be able to get us
if the military is home ready to act
to be a patriotic American does not
mean unwavering support for
unending unconstitutional wars
and occupation of foreign lands
nothing that I have been taught
makes going along with the insanity
of war makes sense
and nothing I have learned tells me I
am wrong for opposing war
who do I support?
I support humanity which does
include the military
but I do not support the job they do
they carve up the world for the rich
who take the natural resources and
profit from the money it generates
we are no safer and democracy is not
being spread and freedom is not being
protected it’s being eroded at home
seems no one remembers how these
wars began with fear fed lies
I support humanity and I know the world
is really fucked up and I know there are crazy people
but making war and killing people is having no
regard for humanity
I still support humanity in the midst of people
who are more offended by profanities
coming from my mouth
then they are about the violence and death
brought to us by military drones
and I don’t blame the people
but they are conditioned into
complacency and it’s a tough fight
to keep from being sucked in
I support humanity and the truth
undo the lies and end all wars…