American Boy's Dream

Each day we struggle to survive 
Each night I hear the vioce outside 
my window struggle to eat
I am born from a country that 
expects perfection
But discards anyone who doesn't fit 
that profile 
Even though I love my country I 
wish we as a people could lose this 
sense of perfection
Because I know that we can not 
ever become absoultly perfect
I am a boy that knows that I am far 
from perfection, but this is my 
dream
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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