In this Land
We walk divided
and yet we call this Land "The United"
Free......Am I really?
Does blood not stain these streets
Just as any other country?
And yet we preach such peace
It's the land of prosperity
The Land of the Free
Home of the Brave
Home of the Egotistical who cave under pressure
Who see retaliation as the only option when threatened
Land of the greedy who took this land from others
How dare we act as though we are better
How dare I hold my head up higher
I've grown tired of this nonsense
We don't feed our hungry
Or care for our homeless
And yet we act as though we are flawless
We...the epitome of perfection believe
that our dirty deeds though done with good intentions
Won't come back to haunt us
Well....it's haunting me
In the depths of my soul
My own actions are taunting me
And I feel guilty
Guilty because I'm a part of the problem
Selfish and Greedy I am one of them
Guilty because I can breathe
While a child forced into a life on the streets due to poverty bleeds
Guilty for my gluttony as I eat
while another human being goes hungry
Right in front of me
I see them with my own eyes
And I begin to despise this so called Freedom
These privileges....what have they done for them?
The weak.....the underprivileged?
As I lay here in my bed....safe and warm
Someone is crying out....cold and alone
and wondering why there's no one
No place to call home
With nothing but their faith to stand on
They pray to God every single day
For even the smallest amount of Change
Change that you and I throw away
on simple everyday things
And you ask me why I feel guilty
Why I feel I'm to blame?
Because I pray for this Change
yet I do nothing to help
To set this Change in motion
All I'm doing is Hoping
And what is Hope without Action
But a Dream
I think it's time we focus.
This is coming not from a standpoint of I hate America....no....quite the contrary....I love the US that we live in....but I don't love that we don't accept fault in the things we do and have done and it's more or less about me disliking myself because it's so easy to ridicule people for not doing enough....but then I look at myself and I think well....what have I done to help. To stop violence....to prevent poverty....to jumpstart the change. Like I said "What is Hope without Action but a Dream" That's what this is about.
ReplyDeleteWow Brianna that was great! So thought provoking & aggitating to your spirit. ... it's so true because so many people pray that God will feed the hungry & bless the homeless but what they don't realize is that we ARE the one's who are supposed to the blessing & help to them. Alot of times people assume it's someone elses job, or that they're too busy ..... so then why is it that when there is a natural disaster or hunger in other countries they'll put on a Telethon to have people donate money & yet we have our own natural disaster with the Flooding in Nashville & is there any show to raise money for them.....Nope .... is there any one having a telethon to donate money to house the homeless in the US ... Nope. .... in fact there are over 100,000 homeless people living in downtown LA in an alley called Skid Row. That's more people than most cities have alltogether.... instead of welcoming them, helping them, feeding them & finding shelter for them they are shunned, pushed aside & avoided. .. it's terrible, but yes, if we just hope & dream that something will happen, it won't ,... we must do something about it. I just had a revelation of some sort ..... I believe that you have such an important set of gifts that are SO relevant to this Brianna .... you are to be the voice of these people! Yes, you ( and I ) need to find some practical ways that we can help be a solution to the problem by actually going to help feed them etc.... but while you are there, you can use your other gifts ...a fabulous photographer .... take some pictures so people can actually see their conditions. ....and pair those pix with a commentary just like the poem you wrote above & I believe it will be so inspiring and life changing for so many people. ( and you'll be blessed and feel fulfilled because you are using your gifts to make a difference in this world too!)
ReplyDeleteLove you sis! I can see your destiny unfolding before our eyes! Don't let anything stop you! Shoot for the stars! :)
Thank you sooooooooooooooooooooo much Shay!!! That made me cry....I've never had a better comment. :') Happy tears!!! I won't let anything or anyone stop me anymore.....especially because you can see it...and I highly believe in your prophetic gift because I have seen the things you've visioned come true right in front of my eyes....so it definitely can't be denied. I am so happy that you are telling me this....cuz deep down it is something that I've always wanted to do. I am definitely going to go for it once I am settled in in California and I am gonna do some research on how to get started and copywright my stuff first of course.....but in my heart and soul I've felt this before what you are saying....I just want to do something. So thank you. for believing in me big Sis....I am so glad I have you in my life and someone to incourage and inspire me. And push me to be better. Thank you so much for that. I love you too. I can't wait for my future to finally start!! No stopping us with God's grace now!!!
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