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Apr 2015
America is the Land of the Free.
People can be who they want to truly be,
so I welcome all to inspect our society.

It’s perfect as long as one causes no fuss;
only hear what is mellifluous;
only see what is marvelous.

But if one really sees–
if one should look beyond the beautiful seam–
one can gaze upon the problems of our society.

Ask a teenager, some of the most opinionated beings alive,
and find out on what our society really thrives.
Ask a teen how they see the Land of the Free throughout their lives.

Teenagers are depressed.
Students are stressed.

Students study hard, work hard, and all for naught
for all the business’s doors have already been locked.

Society tells people to express themselves and their opinions;
as long as it follows these guidelines and remains in this general thought dominion.

People will hate
on what you wear or on your weight.

Children no longer learn about how to love,
only about how to avoid *** and drugs.

Education is viewed as a privilege, not available to all children born,
when, in a place as plentiful as this, it should really be the norm.

So, I ask, Fair Inspector, is America really Land of the Free
with still so much wrong with our society?
Written by
Amelia Pak  Birmingham, AL
(Birmingham, AL)   
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   edgar moreno
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