Aug 2011
America will be...
A place where everyone is equal
Where the voices of the few
Are more than a silent shout
A place where skin color is no different
Than an eye color.
It'll be a place where everyone
Marches into the unknown
Hand in hand
No man left behind.
There will be peace and love
Harmony among people
A family
A unity.
We will do what is right
No matter what we are told
Rather than what we are told
No matter what is right.
Every child will grasp happiness
And never lose their innocence
They are the future
They are us.
Our minds won't be the slaves
Of another man's thinking
We'll be free
Free to ourselves.
This is the vision of America
Through the eyes of many
And from the mouths of few.
This is the America
I wish for you.
A place where everyone is equal
Where the voices of the few
Are more than a silent shout
A place where skin color is no different
Than an eye color.
It'll be a place where everyone
Marches into the unknown
Hand in hand
No man left behind.
There will be peace and love
Harmony among people
A family
A unity.
We will do what is right
No matter what we are told
Rather than what we are told
No matter what is right.
Every child will grasp happiness
And never lose their innocence
They are the future
They are us.
Our minds won't be the slaves
Of another man's thinking
We'll be free
Free to ourselves.
This is the vision of America
Through the eyes of many
And from the mouths of few.
This is the America
I wish for you.
This is a response to a question asked by Flobots on one of their sites, the idea was to write America Will Be, and then describe the ideal America for all of us. I wrote mine in a poem form, short and sweet. Their motto (I guess that's what they call it) is from a poem by Langston Hughes called "Let America Be America Again".
