Scared
I'm scared you know...I'm terrified
Anxiety, fear, worry, in my heart now reside.
I'm scared of how ugly people are to each other.
Why can't we love each other like sister to brother?
I'm a teacher but a parent first
I love all children and fear the worst.
I don't want to put my little one on that big yellow bus
I want to go to D.C. with my babe in arms and make a huge fuss!
I want that man in there who is sworn to protect and serve
To walk our streets and schools without his entourage should he have the nerve.
They want to defund the last safe place our children have left;
Someone's attacking and terrorizing babies and leaving parents bereft.
I thought this was America, home of the free.
I thought we were safe, to be you and me.
I thought the dream Dr. King had was finally made real
That's why everyone wants to come here, that's why our land has such appeal.
Hatred is killing the American dream
Evil is spewing both outright and unseen
I'm scared friends, I'm terrified
Praying this won't be the day the music died
Please don't let history repeat
Where hatred murders differences right in the street
We need to rebuild with love what's been destroyed by hate
We need to remember, before it's too late.
I don't want to be scared anymore
If you aren't on my side, I'll see you after this war;
But I will not let hatred cross my door
I will fight for what is right until my last breath
My voice won't be silent, inhumanity I cannot accept .
Copyright © Michelle Morningstar | Year Posted 2017
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