I Am (Mourning)

i am, become... i am the Agent Orange soul of the Vietnam generation. i am the mad rush to Armagadden, the finger on the button. i am the planes, the tanks, and the weapon held close... i am suicide by aggression, and the profit made! i am the Kent State students, and the marches for peace. i am the lone candle lit in a world filled with darkness. i am the body count, and a mother's tears... i am the weeping of a land whose morals deserted! i am the propaganda machine, and those that stand against... persecuted, and beaten, labeled as communists. i am the election rigged, and the unmarked graves where individual votes go to die! i am belief in humanity, equality, and compassion. i am the heart of the people, too long at rest! i am the truth revealed, and shouted from the rooftops! i am repentance, i am redemption, i am America, mourning... i am, become...