Built on Lies
America the beautiful,
built on the blood,
sweat,
and tears
of those who did not survive
to see the country they helped build,
sweeping some coast to coast, sea to shining sea.
Whoever said that America was a land of equal opportunity
must have been
white
and male,
their only suffering
being the knowledge of the their fellow humans’ suffering,
their blood flowing into the rivers and creeks,
down our throats,
into our children’s’ bloodstreams,
tainting the generations to come.
Cis white males
the only ones getting the full experience
of the American Dream,
allowed to come and go as they please,
spend their money on cars and fancy things,
while the rest are clawing their way up,
fighting for the life they were promised,
that their ancestors built.