Americas Dream

A demonstration,
Of black and white,
Showing through as a beacon of light.
I have a dream, 
Four words
With a meaning so big,
Thats more difficult to understand than anything.
Forty-seven years have passed.
Really? are we this self-centered?
America as a whole, we could do better.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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January 18, 2011 at 12:39 AM
Yeah maybe you could burn more crosses for Jesus.
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