In Pledging OUR Allegiance
                               --by Amere Shadow (LLPrichard) 7/1/02rv'd
             
                    we
 THE Greatest, Rightist Nation 
   bring to YOU imminent Invasion
         CEASE !  DESIST ! 
 
                    YOU
  Terrorsimplistic stick and stone!
         ATONE!  ATONE!
 
                   YOU
     e-VILE OTHER Do-er!
                  First
                  YOU
                STRIKE 
                  YOU
                  WAR 
 
But I can see from both sides now-- 
           this is WAR  !
          THIS ...is war  ----->  ------>  --------> DEATH  
          THIS ...is war  ----->  ----->DOOM!  
 
Why can't you see from both sides now--  
       ...THIS is war-----> ruin
                                  V V V V 
                                  despair?
                                ^ ^  ^  ^ ^ ^ 
 
 
            But have no fear, YOUR leaders are here.
The Bloody Wise will graciously arise and feed you apple pie
           ...And, if you're nice--Don't be shy!  
                 CNN will let us watch you cry!
 
    So SMILE, shake hands--accept YOUR fate 
        Mask YOUR eyes now filled with Hate.
          It bleeds, YOUR wholesale compromise. 
    It bleeds, in color, those wings WE clipped in flight 
            Can't YOU see, WE have the Divine Right! 
                  Peace-keepers are WE
              who serve OUR God's delight!
 
                   But Hush now, Babies!
                         Don't YOU cry!
               s-shhhhhhh!! That's Good,
         Daddy can help YOU believe in lies...
                 Rock-a-bye!  Rock-a-bye!
      Or... comes the time for all 
                Good babes to die,
      marching, marching, side by side, 
                   snuffing out 
       the faceless, faithless OTHER I's
Just like a Northern sucks up the little candle's flame 
      from birthday cakes that made
      the world seem sane and which 
              once upon a time
      reflected brightly in your eyes. 
 
So pledge allegience, let us sigh-- and do it Right --for auld lang
Zeit.    
 




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Created: July 9, 2002
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