America is the light.
Bright.
Blinding.
Beautiful.
America is the dark.
Unequal.
Dangerous.
Broken.
America is liberty.
Opportunity.
Freedom.
Privilege.
America is hope.
A beacon to those lost,
A salvation to those in need of saving,
A beginning for those in need of an end.
America, to me, is a path.
A crooked path,
Cobblestoned and uneven,
The end unpredictable and distant.
America to me is a choice.
A difficult choice,
A simple choice:
To be remembered,
Or to be forgotten.
