An Extraordinary Rendition of the United States

When the cotton curtain was raised,

I found myself shackled to my seat

from the opening.

They transported me;

Took me to a place

I had never been

and never expected to go.

The opening act was shocking.

I know that I wasn't the only one

because I saw others shocked too.

Between scenes, we were in total darkness,

Forced to listen to Lady Gaga

and the National Anthem.

There were no concessions.

The second act stole my breath.

It felt like drowning

except I wasn't.

I really wanted something to eat though.

It was like torture, but not really.

It was an extraordinary rendition

of the United States.

Reviews

[NoneOfYourBusiness akaK..]

slapped the the memory into view of the first time I saw Clowckwork Orange with Malcolms eye's pinned open in an attempt at aversion therapy~
this is a thoughtful write to be sure~ one to ponder and relate to our every day self important shambles~and what we have wrought upon our own selves~

[Just Plain Me]

This is really great

[Sweets]

o_o you have such a great vocabulary!
Great job! :D

[Coyote Poetry]

I don't know. This isn't the hard torture. Listening to the Senate for 24 hours would be true torture. A excellent poem. Thank you.
Coyote

[Emunah June.]

Wow, this is...is...I dont even have the right words to describe it....wow...just wow.

[MarcoftheBeast]

it was very intelligently expressed... a very great work.

[M. Stein]

Hahaha, for some reason this reminds me of Slaughterhouse 5 by Vonnegaut. I do like the Lady Gaga mentioning. This is good, its simple and a bit jeering as well. Its good.

[Dani]

I liked the first version as well. I'm not saying that I dislike this one - by all means, I love it - but I like the other one better. Good write, though :)

[Jordan]

Honestly, I think the other version had more going on for it.