the angry faces
screaming out against
Indoctrination in
the classrooms
are only upset over
the indoctrination
carrying bits of
unfortunate reality

it wasn’t until
after i graduated
and began reading
about history myself
where i finally
understood the term
whitewashing wasn’t
just about glossing
over certain truths

these so called
patriots prefer to
believe after
the civil war ended
it was hand holding
and smiles from
sea to shining sea
ignoring tulsa
or the one hundred
years until civil rights

they want the lies
which resonate along
their own beliefs
jesus was american
corporations are people
and a return to the
religious zealotry
which forced the founding
of this country after
the forefathers were
kicked out of europe

atrocities aren’t nearly
half as atrocious when
framed under the heading
of being done for freedom
and any number of genocides
can easily be swept away
when you are so removed
from the reality of life
how can you prove a lie
if the truth is banned