Once upon a time, in the softness and perfect blossoming of a July summer, a butterfly was fluttering at the whim of the wind, under the knowing gaze of the sun. She flew high in the sky, highe ... [+]
Sometimes people forget
We are on the same side,
We fight each other
Instead of the enemy.
A country full of hypocrites,
We denounce our neighbors, yet
We are quick to point out another’s
Judgements.
We’ve all traded in political diversity for
Debt and extremity.
Acceptance is a priority on paper, yet
Conservative minds are excluded
And liberals are typecast.
All races, African-Americans, Asian-Americans
Caucasians, Hispanic-Americans
Discriminate against the other,
As well as members of their own.
Division is the one thing that unites us.
We are on the same side,
We fight each other
Instead of the enemy.
A country full of hypocrites,
We denounce our neighbors, yet
We are quick to point out another’s
Judgements.
We’ve all traded in political diversity for
Debt and extremity.
Acceptance is a priority on paper, yet
Conservative minds are excluded
And liberals are typecast.
All races, African-Americans, Asian-Americans
Caucasians, Hispanic-Americans
Discriminate against the other,
As well as members of their own.
Division is the one thing that unites us.