I used to think the US government was watching me
It had been the English but that’s history
So I submitted myself for assessment
And they surmised that it’s just stressing
In a world you call poetry
I could be wrong so don’t quote me
Now I see the lives ripped to shreds
A community mourning their war dead 
And I know that the sides 
Have the reasons for their lies 
And they justify 
But I cannot just sit in stone silence safety
As humanity tries to erase me
From their memory 
I used to be a symbol of the quest
The one who broke the rules of what was best
As I strove to excel
Now the whole damn thing is going to hell
And I sit warm in my car or bed
While the zombies fight in my head