There once was a man
A US Citizen.
He came under investigation by
The agencies of his country
Because he did something he saw on the movies
When scared that someone might hurt him.
He made a really bad mistake.
This was given to the local church
Where he went.
Then, he came under more investigation
Because it seemed he belonged to a cult.
For ten years they investigated him
And he thought he was being chased by gangsters
Being thwarted because of what he wrote.
He thought it was a conspiracy
Against him because he was
Writing something subversive.
So, he investigated the investigators.
He found them all murderers
Destroyers, thieves
Who broke into his house and spied on all his sustenance.
They broke the nation’s laws by unwarranted spying.
He found them, because they would follow him.
He saw them because they had claimed false identities.
He spotted them because they were liars
And he was surrounded by them
Even great warriors.
Every lie told against him,
He recorded it.
What should he say?
Should he give a good report?
Should he say that his nation is free?
Investigated for 10 years
For a misdemeanor.
Forced to confess his whole life’s story
Because he was pressured.
He has this one thing to say:
I am an American.
I am a Christian.
I will break you with my words.
B. K. Neifert 