We’re caulking up the cracks in the facade of our reason.
\nEnvironmental factors aren’t responsible this season.
\nIt seems that all the wear and tear is coming from within,
\n‘tween where propaganda ends and outright lies begin.
\nMinds exposed to massive doses of prepared corrosion
\ntend to teeter on the brink of shut down or explosion.
\nBandages and blindfolds offered as some kind of fix
\nonly tend to obscure the base nature of their tricks.
\nThey’ll sell their own brand of madness as a healing factor,
\nled not by a ruler but a simple two-bit actor.
\nHammer, nails and sweat prevails, but only with a vision.
\nWorkers, come together. You don’t deserve this derision.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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