America’s Journey Towards Greatness

Nations rise and nations fall
All struggling for greatness
None is found without default
All have weaknesses and strengths.

The paths that lead to greatness
Are not without suffering
The journey of America
Follows similar outcomes.

Her greatness is unquestioned
As leader of the Free World
A champion of human rights
Upholding civil liberties.

Yet America must confess
The cost of human sacrifice
That made her country great
At price of others’ freedom.

A “Great America” was made
By slavery’s economy
With a cotton industry
Of labor without payment.

By blood, by sweat, by tears
Our nation thrived and flourished
Once seized by Britain’s stronghold
She enchained Mother Africa’s wealth.

America gained her freedom
By a labor of servitude
To garner her democracy
Advanced by stalwart slogan:

“All are created equal
With Liberty and Justice
Dispensed for all her peoples
By race, class, color, and creed.”

America became great
Seeking liberty for all
And as a nation of immigrants
Struggling to become one people.

Her journey has been faulty:
Sloganeering racism and sexism
Uprooting other cultures
Both indigenous and foreign.

“Together as one people
And unified in vision
With equality and justice for all”
Must be her common dictum.

America hails as leader
Of freedom for all peoples
For all nations and all cultures
Showcasing her promise of greatness.

The future holds bright promise
Democracy must then prevail
It comes with obvious  sacrifices
Of sharing wealth with justice.

A nation’s wealth and greatness
Endure with Loving Kindness
With laws that treat all equal
Conducted without prejudices.

As nation of the Free World
Her mission must continue
With leaders working together
With a common goal of equity.

United in that effort
Beyond party affiliation
Trusting in God Almighty
To be their advocate.

This then must be the pathway
As leader of the Free World
Granting those rights of passage
Welcoming  all in equal partnership.

May God grant this nation
The Peace she seeks for all nations
To govern by Faith, Hope, and Love
With Liberty and Justice for all.