I Hear America Crying

By: Tyler Bineham

I hear America crying, we’re calling out for help

Each day brings new pain, the deepest that we’ve felt

The tears of the city kids raised to be scared of the cops

Look outside the window and you’ll see another body drop

On the flip side I hear the tears of the police

Just trying to do their job and trying to keep the peace

Racial tensions high, the highest that they’ve been

Everyone on both sides just wants it all to end

It would be an easy problem to fix if we all walk across the aisle

And break free of the bonds of foolish self-denial

But with all of our hearts hardened like a crucible

It’s hard to think back of when it was “America the beautiful”

This poem is a rendition of the poem "I hear America Singing" the former work highlighted the great things that the author saw in America. My poem highlights one of the biggest problems America faces as we strive to get back on the track towards being truly great again.