Allegiance


I am the land of the free.
This is my first confession.
I will confess, but not apologize
For two hundred years of oppression.

I am America.
I am hypocrisy.
I am intolerance.
I am the land of the free.

My creation, born from the blood of the Sioux,
My censorship of what is true,
My endorsement of money and greed;
My persecution continued once the slaves were freed.

I’ve killed so many, yet I say it’s wrong to kill.
All are free, but slaves remain still.

I promote the right to privacy,
Yet I broadcast people’s lives for all to see.