The first has fallen

by MurielVieux

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Friday, Jan. 16, 2026 Friday, Jan. 16, 2026 at 6:21:08am PST

Free speech has been bound

No more protesting the government

No more questioning authorities

The first has fallen

I saw it myself

Bullets right through the head

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What about…

Also gone, my friend also gone

No rights to privacy

No need for warrants

Broken doors and terrified families

It too has fallen

I saw it myself

Gas filled kitchens

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Surely…

Sorry friend, it went quickly

Now papers you must show

Always have an ID on you

Or else you’ll be sorry

They take you away in handcuffs

It too is gone

I saw it myself

Children in handcuffs

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That cannot be!

Not in the land of the free?

The land is no longer free my friend

The government has turned on its people

They even have detention camps again

Like in that other war

The one they fought in

I saw it myself

Anti fascism is now a crime

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I’m sorry my friend

The dream is dead

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