Land of the Free

the healthy ones

Land of the Free

The ones who can afford it

We preach safety, security, something

Something that makes us feel home

Wholesome, holy

So why are we so afraid

Afraid of breaking a leg

Not because it’ll hurt

But because losing the apartment to pay the bill

Will hurt more

Afraid of eating skittles with a hood on

Not because we will drop them

But because we will be dropped

We may only be free

When our safety is not a cost of our sanity

When we can pay for our ER visit

Or fear stepping on cracks

Rather than fear a gun firing at our heads

America is Land of the Free*

*for those who qualify