This was just another American day.
Another American day
under sunny Southern California skies
when a shooter made his way onto
an elementary school campus
with the Second Amendment in his pocket.
Another American day
blown in with the Chicago breeze
when an Asian doctor
was dragged from self-proclaimed
"friendly skies"
for daring to keep the seat
for which he had paid.
Another American day spent
teasing apart how we can fire missiles
in defense of people
to whom we deny sanctuary.
Another American day
where intolerance, racism, bigotry and assault
are polished rings adorning the pale fingers
of the powerful, the famous and mistakenly respected.
Just another American day.
How much will this American day
subtract from our future?
What price will we all pay
for our American days?
4/10/2017
1 comment:
The price is so high we can't see it, nor will we ever acnowledge it as a country. Heartbreaking. Xoxo and thanks for sharing your thoughts. Beautifully written.
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