American Bad Dream

Wake up. Smell the coffee.
Crash landing. Safety Belts.
Welcome to reality.
Living out the American Dream.
Yes. Dream.
Dream on.
Maybe if you dream then you can shut your eyes
to the homeless
crazies on the bus
or all the lunatic Chinese swarming to get on buses
how can I blame them?

Or maybe try to console myself that at least
I have an escape route
back home
I don't evem know for sure what home really means now
I don't want to be here
or back there
either way

My dad once made me promise
a very silly promise
"Ying Ying, (in cantonese) don't marry a black ghost."
He, I can say with certainty, was being racist.
I just might come home one day with someone with chocolate skin
or a girlfriend.
What will he do then?
Shock Therapy.

Did I tell you last Sunday was Gay Pride day?
THey had a parade.
I saw one topless girl
two men in leather and chains (only)
lots of butts
George Bush in a cage
And people throwing mud
All of them out to have a bit of fun
Few of them really are gays
I'm guessing
mostly tourists
out for sensations.

Lots of things I see
just doesn't make sense any more
LIke why the China on Tv here
is this backward place
with fake milkpowder
That was a decade ago's news
That's not the China I know.

America is still the most advanced nation in the world.
Dream on
America.
The American (Bad) Dream.