“Mission Accomplished”Written by Phillip Slater
We were told it was over before our birthsJim Crow and the Klan were deadLet’s raise a glass to our victory earnedAs men still get shot in the head
We don’t see color or prejudice here‘Side from grandma’s rants when her mood is sourA product of her time, no doubtJust like her peers that are still in power
But they’ll soon be gone, and along with themWill go the specter of bigotry and hateSurely it can’t possess the young‘Cept the occasional classmate
It’s an old person’s disease, I assure youNo threat to us enlightened souls‘Part from the odd teenage fascistWho slipped down some online rabbit holes
Ah, but we can’t be privilegedIt’s a flagrant lie, I’m told“I have suffered hardships tooSo that absolves the crimes of old!”
Why must you claim the promise is unfulfilled?It’s all been done, the war is won,The beast has since been killed
Don’t annoy us further with injustices long goneOh, wait? It happened yesterday?Well still, the game is almost on!
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