america

she seemed so strong
united
invincible
when i was young
yet today
she seems so
lost
fragile
America is changing
i still love her
but she's no longer
that virtuous presence
that shining city upon a hill
of a brave giving people
what she used to be
she says one thing
and lives another
drifting down dangerous streets
i love her still
even though
i do not agree with what she's been about
but i pray for her
fight for her
until she turns her eyes completely
from her Creator
she no longer invokes His name
no longer calls out to Him
as if she is ashamed
like adam and eve before they were expelled
before they realized they had lost eden
before they realized they should be afraid
the taste of the fruit still upon their tongues
America
discarding a most precious gift she had been given
i am concerned for her these days
i don't know where she is going
i pray for her
but even more
i pray for my children
now that black is white
white is black
wolves are allowed among the sheep
the innocent inconvenient
freedom exchanged for stew
truth is disposable
God help her
she is drifting so far from you