Who Are We

We hold these truths to be self-evident
As long as you’re a white man
Otherwise, you’re irrelevant

Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
Is it for all, or only the manliest?

Cages and camps for people of color
Young girls are forced to become mothers
Love who you want, unless you’re gay
Progress is banned, and now we’ll all pay

Make America great again
Only for the straight white man 

Do we move forward, or do we go back
Will we the people stand up, thwart this attack
Will the courts save us, or will they crack
Will we the people fight, take our country back

A republic built on an idea of who we could become
Will we do better? Are we destined to be a was?
How do we define a country that’s great?
How ‘bout one not afraid to admit its mistakes

Will we whitewash history, or choose to learn
The power is in knowledge; otherwise, we burn
And, a country not woken is a nation broken:
You can’t grow hate and expect to be great

Who are we for, the powerless or the powerful?
Are we united for one or united for all?
Will we recover? Will freedom be lost?
Is this who we are, and at what cost?
A revolution reborn? Or democracy tossed?
This is who we are, until we’re not