At Harold Edward's Elementary
You pay respect to our God, our Flag, our Military
In "Grade 3" I had a written composition
About the Global Threat of Communism.

And I was the luckiest
8 year old McCarthyist
Of 1979
I spent spring break on the flight line.

Of a base in the Carolinas
The U.S. version of my dad had signed us
Signed us in
Signed us in...

And 12 years later
The Gatling I'd touched that was
Strapped to the nose
Of a U.S.A. 10
Separated
Flesh from bone
And honed its skills on
"Lesser Humans".

And thus confirmed
The suspicions earned in
The 7 years
Preceding...

About the lies
I was told and if
The truth be known
I'm probably better off believing...

Please, believe me...
Well, they said I'm better off believing...
Off believing...
Somehow better off believing...

But how could they do this to me?
Born head first and brought up ankle deep...

And maybe you're a lot like me
Identified for 14 years without a choice
Terrified the morning you woke up and realized
That if and when you jump ship
You either swim for shore or drown
Don't let the f___ers drag you down...

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