In America

My dear, my dear,
How goes it in America,
   in America,
   my dear?
How goes it in America?

Fine fine fine, says she.

Except 
   of course
   of course
not so finefinefine

If
You are a woman
   or an immigrant
or uneducated
or lacking skills
or poor
   or black
   or brown...

That's how she goes
   in America,
dear Liberty Lady.

Your beacon light
shines not on all.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023


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Date: 5/5/2023 12:24:00 PM
Yes it does not! but "If You are a woman" - is it really in America? Its not a third world conservative country? But the impact of the poem is very nice.
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Date: 5/23/2023 11:56:00 AM
Hi Marshall, Thank you for your comment. The 'woman' piece can be 'subtle' depending upon location and particular realms of influence. No disrespect meant, but as with much in life, your view depends on where you are sitting.
Date: 4/23/2023 4:06:00 AM
i won the american history award in high school, 1981. i was 16. wrote thesis on political cartooning. now i see you only need 3 things to win it hands down. it stinks, it always did stink, it will probably always stink. nice work. please see and comment on my poetry. be well. be strong. daniel.
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Date: 4/20/2023 9:12:00 AM
the american dream is a fallacy that is well known but never acknowledge, especially for black and immigrants. Enjoy this poem.
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Date: 4/20/2023 6:12:00 AM
Mind-stirring piece, my friend. Perhaps, a warning for people to wake up.
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Date: 4/20/2023 5:08:00 AM
This and more of Sarah Jullion I read and experience a woman poet of America who knows the secret of it drowned by boisterous claims. Nice poems showing light and shades!
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Date: 4/20/2023 2:57:00 AM
A conversational poem always wins interest. This one doubly does for honest comments on the true circumstance of the female immigrant in America. Some of them turn stammerers!
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Date: 4/19/2023 3:34:00 PM
A compelling poem which confronts your reader with a dilemma: is America for all or just the fortunate, the privileged? Well penned. Thought provoking. Sincerest regards, Brian
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