America 2020
I go out and I see a nation I barely recognize
Where people has forgotten to empathize
Divided, not united ; Love lost and just pure hatred
The media is distrusted, health workers mistreated
The unemployed asking for their “handout”
The rich getting richer — what the hell is that about?
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This nation, I question — did I truly know?
Only been here a few years — so maybe that’s a no
I dream of equality, in a country that claims to be free
founded by immigrants dreaming, fleeing, asking for their plea
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Mothers and fathers making decisions they don’t want
Little kids seek their friends throwing stones at the pond
Teens stuck at homes, they dream, aspire to be viral
while nurses and doctors know a different meaning of viral
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More and more people drowning in poverty
Inevitable, inescapable like Newton’s law of gravity
Peace and kindness these days seem like a rarity
I cough, and sniffed, do I have it or is this anxiety?
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Some strongly believe that there’s unreasonable fear
in a sickness that pose a threat to people we hold dear
Is it paranoia or is it proactive protection?
Is it recklessness or is it mindless submission?
Are we truly free? — people with masks they question
Can we truly breathe? Black people ask in suspicion
People in blue, accused of excessive force
When there’s video proof, you create not peace but wars
Confederate statues were taken down
To some, it’s nothing but a symbol of treason
While others shout — “history is in revision!”
World leaders are asked, “where is your vision?”
“Are we forever stuck in our homes — our prison?”
Peaceful protesters mixed with the violent few
But truth is, most are just confused, battered like me and you
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I go out and I see a nation I barely recognize
Will we ever re-learn to listen and empathize?
