poemI hear America singing
Conformity they cry
I hear America singing
A loveless lullaby
Broken hearts and tear staind cheeks
Silently walk by
We ignore them and press on
Silently they die
I hear America singing
Normalcy they cry
I hear America singing
A war-time lullaby
Bullets fly as soldiers die
The true reason they never knew
Their friends press on even though they're gone
Never to know the truth
I hear American singing
Conformity they cry
I hear American singing
A war-time lullaby
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So my teacher was just like "Write a poem about what you think is going on in America today." or something like that. Anyway, we'd been talking about this one poem and she told us we had to use the line "I hear America singing" at least once. Well since I'm a lazy ass I figure I'll just pound out a few stanzas and I'll be good. My teacher went nuts over this. It's not bad, but I doubt it's my best.
