America Is Everyone

America is everyone, There are people who believe otherwise But America is not Just some middle class white man, Living a suburban life, Drinking coffee every morning, Eating breakfast with his beautiful wife and children. The American dream right. But America is more than that America is a Cuban boy Being as loud as he wants, Then blaming it on being Cuban, Taking coffee shots to wake up, Trying to learn a language separate from his native tongue, Getting frustrated in class because he feels stupid, While his mother and father work overtime to help feed him and his siblings. America is a black woman She wears her curls with pride, Her voice is strong, Her independence is stronger, She takes nothing from no one, And has the will power to work long days and nights To make sure her kids get to live a good life Because she’s done the research And it says that black kids are more likely to drop out of school than white kids. She doesn’t want them to struggle like her She wants them to be happy To prove that a kid from the south side can become a doctor, a lawyer, president, anything. America is a Muslim girl She fears going to school every day, But she trusts her faith and with struggle Puts on her hijab Presto, now she has target on her back Students make racist jokes But no offense right And lord forbid that the topic of Isis pop up in history Because then the wondering of eyes will all point at her And they will question her about terrorism As if she knows all the answers. People want her deported But she just wants to have a full day without any remarks about her religion She wants to be normal.