America

this is our country tis of thee' were people are alike yet divided into groups.we ahve the poor 
the middle class the rich and the non existed.who is AMERICA.we are the homeless man 
under a bridge covered with newspapers.we are the prostitute on the corner turning a trick 
for a hit.we are the police man who got shot trying to arrest a murder.yet we are the murder 
who lost his mind and killed his whole family.we are the children in the schoolyard running all 
around yet we are also the bully in the hallway pushing young kids around.
we are the man on the corner slinging his drugs all day to the people who fall victom to this 
evil everyday.we are the nurses in the hospital who help the doctors save our lives yet we 
are the doctors who give a pill to a dying soul to end their suffering.we are the pimps on the 
corner who sell their woman for a price yet we are the men and women who pay for sex 
disregarding our on morals.
we are the men and woman fighting over seas dying everyday to protect this land of liberty 
home of the free.we are the people who build the bombs that take lives away yet we are the 
judges who took the oath to put them away.we are the men and women who sit on the jury 
to decide someones fate yet we are the ones who make the choice to take their freedom 
away.
who are we?we are AMERICA!
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009


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Date: 5/15/2009 6:39:00 AM
This is an excellent submission. I like the flow of the words and the message. Welcome to poetry Soup. ~Joseph
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Date: 5/12/2009 8:21:00 AM
A very grim picture in our everyday life. Ernilando
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Date: 5/7/2009 4:26:00 PM
Incredible write sis! This piece really made me think of what goes on everyday! Please keep posting, as I am here to read- jeremiah
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