Americathegreat
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Is it America the Great,
Or America the Dead?
We have so much on our plate,
And many tears to be shed.
America was once beautiful
In a land back in time.
When plants and trees were boutiful,
"America the Great!"
They shout to the crowds
"America the Great!" they scream.
I watch on and wonder if
America is as great as she seems.
"America the Great!"
Oh say can you see?
The blue ocean and palm trees
Majestic land that's in front of me
The beautiful sights and views
The tourists with hearts that are true
Warm sand and the bright sun
“America the Great”
The words sealed my fate,
As I danced through the streets that night.
Because this country of liberty,
Offered me no safety,
America the Great. I see you. Bold in your Red, White, and Beauty
Wrapped in the Stars wished upon by a down south Negro child unknowingly part of a civil rights movement.
America The Great?
America the great
Why can I not relate?
The world is on a bend
There seems to be no end.
I wish there were something that could be done
Crucible (Noun).
That Merriam-Webster, you know--
The paperback with the musty smell and the bright red circle
On the cover, a standard, commonplace to school and kirk-
Founded from christian belief
Hoping to find relief
After several wars
It has left the great nation sore
Every soldier who has died
Every family who have cried
They fought for our freedom
America the grate.
My country, my home.
Education at it's finest.
Ha, what a joke,
Foreign exchange students have to repeat years because our education system is so great.
Now, here's the thing,
Red, White and Blue the colors that once stood for truth.
But what are we teaching our youth?
The country that is proud to be called free and home of the brave.
But only brave if you learn to enslave?
Work till you drop or make stacks of cash
Drown in luxury, clothing, and jewels
Drink till you can't remember your name
Drug with toxins so you can dream
Watch a screen to forget the day
Come with me and see,
the lovers by the sea.
They are holding hands,
and make wedding plans.
I hope they stay together,
My skin color is different from yours,
yet we are told we are equal.
Can you see through the Red, White and Blue,
read futher into this novel, this is the Amerikkkan sequel.
America the great
America the great
what happened to your grace?
Was it ever there?
Or just one of the many illusions you create?
America, land of the free
Home to so many people,
Where all believe it to be as we are told it is.
But are we truly the great?
America, a place we are told we can be open
We pick a man that we don't accept
The country is divided and already in effect
We can only have a voice and be heard by having protests
We reject the president-elect
Every morning at the beginning of class
We all rise and stand as a mass
Pledging to our country's flag
But for many, it can become such a drag
To realize that we won't pledge any more
Someday I'll say, remember that day,
when the sky shed tears
as a tidal wave of colored blood
swept the streets that were run by
lions in sheep’s clothing.
Someday I'll say, I remember when,
“Land of the free*”
As if.
As if women do not scream for equality
As if black people are not afraid
As if trans kids are not shunned
And the gay flag tucked away
