AMERICA

They told me to shoot for the stars

Follow only my heart

If you try really hard

You’ll go really far

But when I aimed for space

They said it’s not okay

I didn’t pay my way

So they don’t care what I say!

They said if your friend jumps

Off a cliff

Would you jump off one with him?!

So even if you’re the only one

Always fight against them

But when I reported to my teacher

They are bullying me again

She replied oh well, you need

Thicker skin makes sense

They said no child should be abused

Or go unfed

Or told no based on the color of their skin

But now I’m checking boxes saying race / religion

Begging for a home for me and my kids to live in

They told me living in America is

The privilege of being free

That out of the entire world

This was the place to be!

But then why does my vagina have rules

That your penis doesn’t

Why am I seeing only white men can govern!

They say get up children! THIS IS just A DRILL

So no, it’s not really real

But sit really really still

Incase it actually happens

So you won’t be killed