EDDY OF FEAR from the book Can You Hear The Sunrise?

the world around us is an Eddy of fear the people in power make that constantly clear they Badger and banter with close-ups and color urging us all to be against one another the left and the right the for the against and Heaven forbids your sitting on the fence they will knock you down and force you to speak no matter the outcome disruption they seek he's black he's white she's straight she's gay there must be someone who has something to say talk up now better Hollow and scream don't you want to live the American dream there's credit there's cash there's some paying big you don't need the smallest you must get the big look at your neighbor and find something wrong you know that it's there and it's taking too long wasn't your parent an abuser and drunk now you must stand up you scared redneck bunk the walls must be built the fences erected and for everyone else well they'll be ejected get them on medicine then overcharge more if they will not pay just break down their door religion's the answer but whose faith is right the way to find out is to have a world fight life ever after will be such a treat but while you are here there's some people to beat capital F capital e capital a capital R does anyone wonder how we've gotten this far Eddie of fear thank you