The System

Edwin Tanguma 1966 (CA)



The System

Stuck in a cycle
Most can’t understand
Until it happens
To someone they know
We are the victims
What are the real truths
And who is to blame
In my opinion
It’s the taxpayers
For being so blind
Believing the lies
That they have been told
About a system
That will never work
One that actually
Creates criminals
Driven by money
Paid by taxpayers
For their protection
From its criminals
But I ask myself
Who are the real ones
And I do mean both
That is criminals
And of course victims

Edwin Tanguma   08/20/2002

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Another one from the dark years picked at random…

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Written on August 20, 2002

Submitted by EdwinRayTanguma on November 29, 2023

Modified by EdwinRayTanguma on November 29, 2023

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Scheme XXAXBXXCDXXXXXEFEDCFXAXFB X
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Characters 533
Words 107
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 25, 1

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