I don't get it...

by Torran Compala   Mar 24, 2005


I don't get it...
I don't get why
a whisper turns into a sentence that
turns into a speech that
starts a war that kills 10,000 hometown boys...
who never really knew what they were fighting for...
I don't get why
the darker the skin of a working man the
more invisible he really becomes until the
thought of guns, drugs, and an empty mind seems
better than minimum wage, long hours, and an empty mirror...
I don't get why
a slight accent in an immigrants voice can
ruin his chances at getting a job when
all he wanted was to be an American and
try to support his wife and three children in
America, the land of the free, and the home of the brave
where the brave are dying overseas, and slaves are still slaves...
I don't get why
this church argues that church about what's above
when church was only meant for peace, belief, and love,
why your God is better, and their God is wrong,
or why we don't just pray together, live strong, and get along...
God bless America...quick...we need it...

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  • 19 years ago

    by Brookeღ

    Exellent job on this poem! So very well written and so full of truth! Loved it and the feeling and meaning u put into this poem! Check out some of mine if u would please Thanx and Take Care! Brooke

  • 19 years ago

    by Emilia

    wow, great poem I agree with you!
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