To Lady Liberty

Words of frustration hit my lips like a cold wind. Thoughts of anxiety and oppression hang on me like loose clothes. Can't understand how I got here. Don't know if the light at the end of the tunnel will fade out before I'm able to reach it. Can't obtain salvation. Can't avoid damnation. Stuck on a rock called a hard place, I reach out for help. Praying that my hand can reach the door. Hoping that my fingers can clutch the knob. Life? Liberty? The pursuit of happiness? What life do I have when I can't afford to take a trip to see the ones responsible for giving me life? How can their be liberty when the middle class in this country are in shackles? How can I pursue happiness when she runs a marathon just to avoid me? Can't understand how I got here. Question marks fill my future. Uncertainty occupies my present. Promise has been left in the past. I pray for a change that has been long overdue. I hope for a tomorrow that is filled with prosperity and happiness. Too long has this country lived in darkness. Too long have the powers that be oppressed and stolen from our most precious resource: People. The backbone of this country has been broken. It's self esteem and swagger taken. It's time to take back that which is ours. It's time to help and heal this nation. Lady Liberty it's time to listen up. It's time that you hear the pleas of this nation. It's time you see the tears and struggles of so many. The time for change is now. The time for politics has passed. It's time you and I had a sit down Lady Liberty. It's time we had a long talk....