It's Funny

The land of the free                  

The land of the free?      

 

It’s funny,

 

Through my eyes we have quite the divide

A Problem that supposedly a wall will rectify

Ask yourself if it is really convincing

Ask yourself if maybe there’s something missing

 

It’s funny,

 

I never stopped and asked

 

The land of the oppressed

Or the land of the oppressor?

The land of the discriminated

Or the land of the discriminator?

The land of the abused

Or the land of the abuser?

The land of the misused

Or the land of the misuser?

The land of the bullied

Or the land of the bully?

 

It’s funny,

 

I never was told the truth

 

The land of the lies

The land of the capitalists

The land of the overbearing nationalists

 

It’s funny,

 

I never asked for the truth

 

The land of the men who make women feel small

The land of the white that make color feel dull

The land of the straight that deny a curve is still a line

And while it mystifies…

 

Me

 

These are still the rationale that our country was built on

I suppose it’s time to tear down

And rebuild.

 

Because it’s really not funny. 

This poem is about: 
My country
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