Sunday, July 4, 2010

america?


Some bros have said
That the things that set us apart
Divide us
And cause conflicts between us
As Americans
Are the only things
That unite us
Which is a saying
That doesn’t seem
To make any effing sense, if
You ask me

Whites, blacks, browns, whatevers
Gays and lezzies and str8s
Christians, Muslims, Jews, and atheists
Rich and poors and mehs
City slickers, country folks, and suburbanites
Blues and reds and greens and sarah palins
Mnstrmrs and alts
Tweens and real people
Bois and grls
U and me

Are we all so ‘different’?

Or are we all ‘the same’?

Family
Friends
Peace
Love
Happiness

Certainly our different methods
Of achieving these goals
Seem to suggest
That we are inherently unique, different, individual, and separate
From each other, from our neighbors
That we are not one nation under Jesusbro
But 3 million nations
Competing for space
Blog readership
And the most authentic facebook profile pic possible

Well eff that, all
I’m here 2 tell yall what America
Is all about
Just like Linus gave us the low-downs
Abt some old-ass summer holiday called
‘Christmas’

America
Is an idea
That sometimes comes alive
And sometimes dies
Depending on whether or not it’s a rainy day or a sunny day
Depending on whether or not you wake up in a good mood
Or whether you wake up hungover, in a pool of your own poop/pee/vomit
Depending on whether or not someone at a café meant it when they told you to
‘Have a good one’
Or whether they’d rather you just go eff yourself
And most of all depending on whether or not
You’re having a good hair day

America
Is an idea, yall
The idea that we are the best country in the world
Whether or not we actually are

America is the idea of the fountain of youth
We’ll never get old
We will stay relevant 4evar
The most authentic country
On the effing planet
So take that, yall
U can take your terrorism and notre dames and euros and communism
And smarter children and better soccer players and
SHOVE IT

This is America
And we’re gonna blow shit up
And eat meat
To celebrate ourselves
And the fact
That we are effing awesome

This is what unites us
Americans
As people who are the same
Even if we don’t realize it
The idea of our own greatness
Which is many times false
But always true

U r so authentic America
U r so real
Glory glory hallelujah
Jesusbro shed his grace on thee

<3 u America

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do u <3 america?
do u <3 freedom?
what r ur fav hot dog toppings?
r u having a nice day?

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