land of the Free

or so we are taught to recite

at every event we attend,

we recite the same song.

growing up military you think i'd see the good

but I only see what we are actually fighting for

greed, money, oppression.

all things we are taught we have fixed.

we are taught we are the best country in the world

but what about literacy rates, employment and racial tensions?

so what are they judging that off? freedom?

because some of us feel less than free

if we spend so much money on protecting the land of the free away,

why not insure it back at home?

why not support higher education and promote job growth?

why not promote getting along no matter our ethnicity?

 if we have come so far, why do I see so much farther to go?

Land of the free?

we need to be taught to have our own ideas and own opinions

rather than how to recite.