by B. R. GOWANI
in 2012, not yet the Beloved Leader revealed intimate feelings:
“I love America. And when you love something you protect it passionately–fiercely, even.”
five years later, he became … Our Beloved Leader or OBL
(OBL not to be confused with Osama bin Laden)
OBL had expressed his desire to celebrate “Salute to America”
today OBL, a humble simpleton, gave a salute to his country
he could’t salute/worship himself openly, so he saluted the US
but what is the United States of America?
is it mountains, prairies, streams, bridges, lakes, parks, …
merely all of the above are of no use, if there are no people
but then who gives a damn for the people
people who work/walk miles and miles at Amazon to survive
or are found dead on the beaches …
or end up in cages for crossing the border
or …
then without stepping into the Cave of Hira, it was revealed
“the United States is Our Beloved Leader
and Our Beloved Leader is the United States”
this obvious truth dawned on me 30 months too late
all this time I was misguided by reading subversive writings
I believed: “the only thing we have to fear is…fear itself“
I admit that, henceforth, I also fear Our Beloved Leader
so I went for the free limitless protection provided by OBL
that is, flag, patriotism, nationalism, …
today I have covered myself in the flag
I won’t let the flag off my body
even if I vomit, shit, make love, it will be with the flag
B. R. Gowani can be reached at brgowani@hotmail.com