I cannot cheer my son anymore
unless i change his name
3 years of high school sports
basketball, wrestling, football, baseball
"Let's Go Brandon!"
"Let's Go Brandon!"
And now my encouragments are muted
his heart filled with shame
His name stolen by politics
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my wife hates her name
she dreads being asked for it
she's become a joke, a punchline
a stereotype of small minds
"Karen" from birth
The very mention brings her to tears
I cannot say her name
which once fell sweetly from my tongue
now bitter to her ears
Her name stolen by politics
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And i wonder what politics will steal next
It has taken character and integrity
It has ruined lives and hope
It has thieved identity
And I wonder if you are one of the thieves
Pawning off things i treasure
to finance a war of ideology
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