America, Why Did You Stray?
Contributed by
macmcgovern
on
Sunday, 24th October 2004 @ 01:01:00 PM in AEST
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Often I just get frustrated over the way things are in relation to the way they should be. This is a representation of that frustration and the feeling I am unable to do anything about these conditions. This is another of my poems that will never be finished as long as there is something to add.
America why did you stray,
from the old way,
A constitution put forth,
the foundation of our land,
barely recognizable,
what was originally,
Jefferson's hand,
tarnished and smudged,
by misinterpretation,
overindulgence and greed,
to satisfy political,
judicial,
and journalistic need,
once majority rule,
now bordering on ridicule,
the law of the land,
ever changing,
meeting demands,
of whoever takes a stand
America why did you stray,
parents unable to discipline,
fear children undisciplined,
now rule,
school in chaos,
students unruly,
guaranteed to pass,
unprepared for their future,
parents unsure,
wish for the past,
hope the next generation,
won't be like the last
America why did you stray,
streets used to be a place to play,
neighbors knew one another,
socialized every day,
doors left unlocked,
nothing to fear,
families stayed close,
helped one another,
took care of mother
Now drugs rule the day,
hate and crime,
more common than play,
multiple locks symbolic of today,
rarely talk to a stranger,
living in fear,
life no longer precious,
taken away,
day after day,
the bloody count rises,
a country in crisis,
victims pay,
guilty appeal,
courts give them,
the best deal,
nobody protests for victims rights,
put a murderer to death,
they scream all night
America why did you stray,
hatred and bigotry,
alive and well today,
nationalities split,
long for the old way,
when an American,
was just an American,
now hyphenation,
the accepted way
America why did you stray,
once an industrial giant,
you gave it away,
too high a standard,
for industry to pay,
moved out of country,
the new American way,
unemployment,
poverty,
homelessness rapidly increasing,
ruined lives,
while billions are spent,
on so called allies
America why did you stray,
what's written today,
barely address the wrongs building every day,
religion is accepted,
God is not,
country divided,
politically split,
presidential bashing provides journalistic wit,
hatred and bigotry,
live for it
America why did you stray,
new chapters every day,
really a damn shame
Mac
August 2004
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