- Amanda Bujachttps://magazine.ufmalmo.se/author/amanda-bujac/
Hello there! We’re glad to see you,Make yourselves comfortable, folks,
It’s us, your old and trusted friends,
The voices from the box.
Together, we’ve been through a lot,
Those football nights and tears of joy,
Your children love the magic box,
So does that silly wife of yours!
It’s been a long day, it’s alright,
Worked at that shitty job till late,
You hate it from the depth of heart,
But those bills ain’t paying themselves.
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Brought from all over the globe,
You don’t have to leave your house,
Just free your mind and listen close:
The world is a dangerous place,
We have foes and we have friends.
Friends have money, foes have bombs,
And sometimes they change their roles.
Our president is best
at explaining who is who,
As he says,“no one knows
the game better than I do”
“China we love. Israel we support.
There is no Iraq, it’s not a country at all.
With Russia we’re cool. North Korea beware.
They keep doing threats on us,
I bomb the hell out of them.
Mexico is not our friend.
Mexico is killing us.
Mexico is raping us.
Therefore I should build a wall,
It better be f***ing tall.
And don’t worry, ‘cause, you see,
No one builds walls better than me.
I’m concerned about the country.
The country simply goes to hell.
The American Dream is dead,
I’m lifting it from the grave.
Know that I will bring it back,
Stronger than it’s ever been,
The country will rebuild itself
So fast your poor heads will spin.
See,
no one is better at the military than I am,
No one knows the system better than me,
No one knows taxes better than me,
No one knows trade better than me,
No one is stronger than me—
We are,
We, people,
We are
–
Knowledge is power.
You have your eyes to see.
Preserve clearness of mind.
Turn off your TV.
By Amanda Bujac
Illustrations
all illustrations by Bogdan Chetrari, All Rights Reserved
