Right Vs. Wrong

Everyone has a right to equality, “We hold these truths to be self evident,” But if all men are created equal, Where does that leave the women? The lady of liberty stands in our harbor — How many women pass under her? The wives and daughters from distant shores, From distant lands, From different ports, Never to see their homes again, they arrive to see their dreams are torn apart. An innocent man sits behind bars, His life thrown away —not a blink from a system that does not care, A young girl weeps not for the bruises on her body, But for the future she will never have, A man glares down at her, Happy to be released again. (In a society of hate, Of black verses white and grey, Him verses her and they, The love that we should know — dies in the fight, As a cold wind sweeps over a newly filled grave.)