Ever-New America | Black Sheep Poetry

"Land built for dreams with nightmares in the eaves."

Black Sheep Poetry is a weekly reflection along the lonely road away from collective chaos. Standing tall in a culture pushing us to make our individuality second to the group doesn’t just require intellectual strength, but emotional fortitude.

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Ever-New America

Land of chaos
and transformation.
Land in which all can be reborn
and rediscovered.
Land of lost
and found.

The old can’t recall
the struggles of youth.
Amnesiac elders and naive critics
forget chaos births the new.
Are you sure you know
what side you stand on?
What victories you cheer on?
What losses you risk?
In a land lit by seekers,
fueled by second chances,
losers and winners, followers and leaders
constantly trade stances.

Accidental empire 
born of an experiment stretched between two seas.
Land built for dreams
with nightmares in the eaves. 
Americans are strangers sharing a home,
in a land where the future harbors a promise
of salvation obtained on your own.

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