Solid Amerikans? A Mutant Lament

Solid Amerikans haf
brains ah lead
konsciences ah konkrete
'n hearts mustly bled

Solid Amerikans haf
memoriezzz that easily shred
'n prefer kun-versations in which
unpleasant things err unsaid

Solid Amerikans haf
appetites grusssly overfed
'n lust ta get marr
ahh juicy economic bread

Do we need moore sordid Amerikans
to muck our planet grate?

Arr do we need people
with enuf compisson 'n kourage
to wake up 'n listen
ta dah world's growing rage?


Terri: (scratching her head) Why criticize Americans? Most have good hearts. 
       They're often misinformed, but basically kind.

Kris:  (nodding) What I would criticize is the nation's gangster-leaders!

Tim:   (sarcastically) Your voice doesn't really matter. When it comes down to it, 
       only 1% of the population actually counts. The vast majority are like cows: 
       seriously under-informed and very easily brainwashed or eliminated.

Ted:   (shaking his head, then half-in-jest and half-earnest) I guess all I can 
       say is, "Moooo! Mooo!"


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from _AmeriSong: Poetry, Art, & Dialogs about Amerika_ by T Newfields
SUMMARY: A poem about American stupidity, artwork extolling it, and dialog questioning it. 
KEYWORDS: American psyche, yankee characteristics, American stereotypes

Author: T Newfields [Nitta Hirou / Huáng Yuèwǔ] (b. 1955)
Begun: 2003 in Nagoya, Japan / Finished: 2020 in Yokohama, Japan
Creative Commons License: Attribution. {{CC-BY-4.0}} Granted

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