America the Great or America that Hates?
America the great?
How about America that hates and discriminates
Against races and faces
We live in a time where our country is divided instead of united
Progress is undone, people that are LGBT are threatened with shock therapy
Muslims are banned while children are being thrown in the back of white vans
Love is forgotten while hate grows and spreads
Our phones have more personality than our politicians
Crying on election day just hoping that there is another way
People are being killed on facebook live
And children are in school with no academic drive
Are we even going to talk about the fact that Flint has no clean water,
Or is that just another thing going down the drain?
Marching is our way of speaking because how else do we get our voices heard?
We ask questions but the responses are shortened into a few words
America the great?
Not at this rate.
Students are graduating but what have we really learned?
The mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell.
No lessons on taxes and sewing a button
We are put into categories that we have been stuck in
Where is the learning, and how can I get it?
You are giving me these pieces I just can’t make them fit
America the great?
Maybe one day, but it will not happen this way.