I Hear America Crying

I hear America crying. The whines and whimpers of both the rich and the poor.

Watch the street sweep hold hands with the congressman.

Fill your cup with the sorry tears of those woefully sobbing around you. Drink, do what you do best and drink.

Put the cup to you lips and taste the salt of your fellow Americans.

Grab a hand. Take ME by the hand. Hold my head and wipe my eyes.

CARE ABOUT ME

That's alright…

Take her hand, hold his head. Wipe their tears

Now hold yourself. YOU. cry into the arms of the one that grants you the freedom to have arms.

Hold their gaze, and caress their vulnerable nature.

What songs do their sobs remind you of

Yours?

Maybe not

Maybe so

I hear America crying

I hear her crying for the sky

I hear him crying for the sun

I hear them crying for the moon.

I hear myself crying.

Crying for me

Can I borrow a tissue?

One after another

Can I borrow a chance

A moment

A time frame for christ sake!

Can I borrow your fucking heart and your mind…

Nevermind…

Your tears already leant it to me

Would it hurt you to shed a salty tear, would it hurt you,

Just once more

Just one… for us?

Well.. just look at you..

You're a mess.. Lets clean you up,

All this cryin’

You're gonna shed off your makeup

We can't have that happening now, can we?

Now do you hear as i hear?

Yourself crying?

Now do you taste the sweet minds of those who fix you?

YOU hear america crying

Crying into your ear

The closeness of their cheek,

Dampening your neck

Looking down your shirt to see the nudity of society’s chest

Go ahead and bare it all

Show me everything

Your emotions don't scare me

Mine do

But yours dont

Are you so fucking deaf and blind?!

You can't even hear yourself?

Hold YOU in the palm of your hand

Notice the cracks and rivers your tears have eroded

Your skin is dirt

Being washed away into the dead sea of society

Can you hear the people crying

Crying for The America