Melani Udaeta Poet Villanelle

The Land of Milk and Honey

It’s the land of milk and honey,
you fail to see beneath stars and stripes; 
Hard work holds prosperous and free;

The lifestyle seems to come so easy,
lost within stories and stereotypes; 
It’s the land of milk and honey; 

Just getting by is a catastrophe, 
inflation and basic survival snipes;
Hard work holds prosperous and free;

Left coast dreams east coast tyranny, 
always seem to be surrounded by hypes; 
It’s the land of milk and honey; 

Pushing limits is what it was meant to be,
competition gives birth to prototypes;
Hard work holds prosperous and free;

Stay grounded and look carefully,
flooded with media and fancy teletypes;
It’s the land of milk and honey,
hard work holds prosperous and free.

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Elami Zuberi August 9, 2025 at 1:42 AM This is a very well thought-out piece and particularly meaningful. Poems like these have an important place in history for a reason Melani Udaeta August 9, 2025 at 3:47 AM Thank you.