Land of the Free, Home of the Brave

America

Land of the free, home of the brave

Or that's what they say

Anyway

What about the people trapped?

Held captive in our "freedom"

Whites are free

And men brave

Rich are free

Christains brave

Others are stuck 

Stuck in a loop of discrimination

Unaffordable education, health care, and so much more

Just work hard, they say

You can be better, they cheer

They don't know

They can't see their privilege

They don't want to

Why would they end this system?

The system that keeps them on top

And everyone else shoved to the bottom

America

Land of the free, home of the brave

Right.

 

 

This poem is about: 
My country

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