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    Auntie America
    Auntie America
    Auntie America
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    Auntie America

    By Shane Ervin

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    Aumtie America is about problems facing our nation inside and outside. Hope you the reader enjoy the latest work from Shane Ervin.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherShane Ervin
    Release dateMar 14, 2019
    ISBN9781386181231
    Auntie America
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    Shane Ervin

    Shane Ervin is a writer and artist from Nashville, Tennessee. He graduated from Middle Tennessee State University with a degree in fine arts. His book entitled Does This Straitjacket Make Me Look Fat? is he first published work. 

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      Book preview

      Auntie America - Shane Ervin

      PLAYING A FOOL’S GAME

      I look and see the world

      And all that I see is the chaos of war

      War that rules

      Everyone thinks they are safe behind politics

      But that’s where we’re all insane

      Playing a fool’s hand

      Everyone hides the world behind a moral society

      A society that hides the chaos of war

      I look at the world

      And see justice being blinded

      Everyone feels safe

      But we’re all just casualties of war

      Playing a fool’s game

      We hide behind hellos and smiles

      Hoping to get through the day

      Without facing the chaos

      Of all the people dying

      Like our children and our neighbors

      We turn a blind

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