Standing at the precipice of bigotry's great divide
I watch history unfold before me
Tears drown my eyes
No tears of joy for me this day
No Hollywood sunset to end this play
Do not be fooled by the hoopla
I say
For I have seen the Great Farce of a country swollen with pride
My fellow citizens chant "Liberty and Justice for All"
But the pertinent information
That always gets pushed aside
Is this"All" only applies
If you so happen subscribe
To a particular set of ideas, principals, and lies
Do not be fooled by this color blind election
I say
Because today, as much as yesterday
Hate lives in America
Hate breeds in her belly
His attention having shifted
From the color of our skin
To the choice of our mate
And I say
What worse way to hate
Than to stifle love?
Angela J. Schleicher © 2008
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