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We the People
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Society When did we stop
being "We the People"?
When did it become
me vs. you,
us vs. them?
Who brought division
to our union?
Who took away
our liberties,
our freedoms?
When did our nation
become broken,
and was it ever whole?
Our purpose was
to strive for perfection,
but did we lose our way
at some point?
Our nation now stands
on those principles
it was founded on.
Documents saying
"All men are created equal"
even while some
were treated as property,
not peers.
The words were still written,
and though not in practice
were believed by
this country's authors.
So we move beyond
those misaligned actions
and endeavor to
look past prior mistakes.
And we can focus on
how far we've come,
a land brimming
with potential.
We must hold onto hope
and our dreams
for a better future
rather than dwell
on yesterday's defects.
That is the only way
we can grow
because we are not
our ancestors
unless we allow
hate to survive.
But if we let
love extinguish
that flame,
then we let it
become our platform.
And on love
we can stand taller
than our differences.
We can bring unification
to the forefront
as our forefathers
always intended.
