What have we become?
The land of opportunity
Now
The land of stagnation
Of
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Stress and worry
Of
Struggle and trauma
The land of the free
Now
The land of incarceration
Of
Predators and misers
Of
Punishment and injustice
The home of the brave
Now
The home of fear
Of
Intolerance and racism
Of
Silence and complacency
The birth place of democracy
Now
We’ve given birth to an oligarchy
To
Lies and mistruths
To
Greed and selflessness
O how Lady Liberty
Must weep
Her children
Suffering
Her family
Torn apart
Where do we go from here?


© Elizabeth Moore