Mike Dailey Poet Kyrielle

The Melting Pot - America, the Melting Pot of Freedom

Lord have mercy, have you seen
The fences they put up between
America and its border states
The melting pot no longer rates

Lord have mercy, have you heard
Immigration so absurd
Where once it had been good and sound
The melting pot is watered down

Lord have mercy, can you taste
The bile this policy has embraced
We don’t seem to care a lot
About the weakened melting pot

Lord have mercy, can you feel
The sickness and the need to heal
What once made this country great
The melting pot has met its fate

Lord have mercy, can you smell
The stinking hatred that does dwell
Here within this country’s fold
The melting pot has gone stone cold

	5/30/11
for Dane's contest - America, the Melting Pot of Freedom

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Destiny Budd May 30, 2011 at 9:28 AM Very strong statements and emotions here. Great poem. Best of luck in the contest. :)

Dinda Minardi May 30, 2011 at 8:40 AM A unique perspective on The Melting Pot. :)

Dr.Ram Mehta May 30, 2011 at 8:16 AM brilliant entry to the contest, mike. Good luck