America the One I know
I pledge allegiance
But to a flag?
If we’re indivisible
Why do I feel invisible?
For which I stand
I will be told to sit
1 million kids
But only the 1% matters
1 million times more wealth
1 million less problems
I have to ask sadly
May I have a dollar?
Ms. Sally
Mae, I?
Why do I?
Have to pay
To earn
yet Pray
to learn
Face it
If my nation is
Under God
Why is God thrown
Under the bus?
Where I stand
But I stand
Because my choice
Is to give my seat
To a woman and child
So my actions
Are my voice
You ask me to say
Can I see
By the dawn’s early light
But all I see
Is neon signs
The signs don’t
Illuminate
They cast shade
So my shade
Is my caste
The broad stipes
Are now
The broadway lights
The bright stars
Associate with
Nice cars
Why not make it
Cool to have
Knowledge
And lame to
Be ignorant
Stop watching from
Old ramparts
And build anew
The problem
Isn’t the split
It’s the lack
Of unison
We are millions
But we need
To be 1