The Land of blood and tears.



America used to be the land of milk and honey;
Now it’s just full of blood and liars.
I see tears when I should see smiles.
I see soulless eyes where I should be seeing light and warmth.
I don’t see independence.
I don’t see courage, I don’t see freedom.
I don’t see anything.
Nothing but cowards.
Cowards who pay no attention to others,
they pay no attention to how their words
actions can affect someone’s life.
Their very heart and soul.
Worst of all, I don’t think they care.
They’re too obsessed with the next scandal,
moving so fast, they don’t even know if they're even alive themselves.
They’ve become the very cold, hard, steel machines they swear they aren’t chained to, the very lies they swear aren’t true, the man they swear they hate.
When I look at America, I don’t see opportunity, I don’t see a land of good morals and honor. I see cocky, arrogant, nobodies; clinging onto their own disfigured concept of reality. I see fear, just like every other country we swore we wouldn’t be.

About this poem

How society is.

Font size:
Collection  PDF     
 

Submitted by am0508 on September 14, 2023

59 sec read
0

Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCDEFGHBHIJKLMNA
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 1,037
Words 197
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 17

Discuss the poem The Land of blood and tears. with the community...

0 Comments

    Translation

    Find a translation for this poem in other languages:

    Select another language:

    • - Select -
    • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
    • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
    • Español (Spanish)
    • Esperanto (Esperanto)
    • 日本語 (Japanese)
    • Português (Portuguese)
    • Deutsch (German)
    • العربية (Arabic)
    • Français (French)
    • Русский (Russian)
    • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
    • 한국어 (Korean)
    • עברית (Hebrew)
    • Gaeilge (Irish)
    • Українська (Ukrainian)
    • اردو (Urdu)
    • Magyar (Hungarian)
    • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
    • Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Italiano (Italian)
    • தமிழ் (Tamil)
    • Türkçe (Turkish)
    • తెలుగు (Telugu)
    • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
    • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
    • Čeština (Czech)
    • Polski (Polish)
    • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Românește (Romanian)
    • Nederlands (Dutch)
    • Ελληνικά (Greek)
    • Latinum (Latin)
    • Svenska (Swedish)
    • Dansk (Danish)
    • Suomi (Finnish)
    • فارسی (Persian)
    • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
    • հայերեն (Armenian)
    • Norsk (Norwegian)
    • English (English)

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this poem to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "The Land of blood and tears." Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 29 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem/170880/the-land-of-blood-and-tears.>.

    Become a member!

    Join our community of poets and poetry lovers to share your work and offer feedback and encouragement to writers all over the world!

    April 2024

    Poetry Contest

    Join our monthly contest for an opportunity to win cash prizes and attain global acclaim for your talent.
    1
    day
    22
    hours
    15
    minutes

    Special Program

    Earn Rewards!

    Unlock exciting rewards such as a free mug and free contest pass by commenting on fellow members' poems today!

    Browse Poetry.com

    Quiz

    Are you a poetry master?

    »
    Which of these famous poems is written in villanelle form?
    A The Owl And The Pussycat
    B Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
    C Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening
    D Funeral Blues