My Calmly Roaring 20s

Poem Three: To Become an American Story

This book instilled in me a sense of pride.

Through humiliation -

It seemed to tell me:

Look at us cross the desert paths

And swim across barrier streams

And yet - even as you press the heal of your muddy boot to the heads of the hungry innocent,

I hope you quiver when we continue,

Limping,

To enter our dreams and shed your reality.

~RaspberryRiddle