Ode To the Hyphen

In days of old so I’m told Theodore Roosevelt did explain he had no use for the hyphen in any American name. And now one can see how the hyphen such a tiny grammatical mark has pushed us apart. We are all Americans who may hail from distant shores but now this is our home worth protecting and fighting for. Do not let the hyphen define you ,where you once were is now behind you. Let us join together one and all for we are Americans