Problem / Solution
How can we have a conversation
About the endangered state of our nation
When we’re of different political persuasions?
The papers, news feeds, and stations
Each provide us information
That amplifies our bias confirmation.
Our opinions are directed with navigation
To completely different constellations.
There is only one side who gets a free ride
And lies are supplied to deride the other side
How can our nation have a chance to survive
When its being torn from left to right?
We do not take a moment to realize
That forces have been organized
To grab money, power, and capitalize
On viewers’ willingness to demonize
The other side, no matter the size
Of the gaping wound that’s bleeding us dry
We engage in this dangerous rhetoric
From diametrickly opposed politics
Even as it rips the fabric
Of our nation that’s getting sick
And sicker more with each tactic
That’s been created to cause havoc
For our opponents who’ve already had it
So they attack right back at it
This could lead to a resolution
That our feelings of persecution
And our desire for retribution
Might drive us to revolution
But there’s no absolution
For Lady Liberty’s execution
Because our democratic institution
Can’t come to a bloody conclusion
Can’t you see ----
There’s no substitution for our Constitution
So, what’s the solution?
Leave the echo chambers and listen
(Even when we don’t agree)
To the arguments and beliefs of them
Who should not be our enemy
We can find some common ground
And nurture a newborn unity
Defy those voices whose sound
Is spent spreading civil duplicity.
We likely won’t to see eye to eye
On every issue, stance, or position.
But engaging and showing forth a sign
That we’re willing try and listen
Will start to bridge our national divide
More than any tweet or facebook post
That we believe will open the eyes
Of those friends we share with the most.
Open your minds, your heart, and ears
Allow space to hear this conversation
Put away your partisan fears
And remedy this fractured nation.
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