There is a human of spirit and of soul <br />A human of integrity and pride <br />One of great morals and of value I am told. <br />One of character and of integrity <br />Although no specific race is inside. <br /> <br />Some ancestors who were slaves <br />Still wear their chains. <br />Waiting for their freedom <br />From the stagnated minds <br />Of those who claim they rescued me. <br />I am an American. <br /> <br />All may be free to participate <br />But some are enslaved <br />By their barbed wired fate. <br />Some laid down their lives <br />For this country to be made. <br />I am an American. <br /> <br />Some ancestors who were white <br />Fought in this countys revolution. <br />They laboured in tents <br />Their families without food <br />They had hard times yet they stood. <br />I am an American. <br /> <br />Who confused their minds <br />Who entabgled their seed. <br />Who decides who is a race <br />For we are not a percentage <br />Nor a half breed. <br />I am an American. <br /> <br />Some ancestors crossed he Bering Strait <br />Some died along the Trail Of Tears. <br />Burial grounds and lands were taken <br />Lives were sacrificed at a large rate <br />I was taught face my fears and never hate. <br />I am an American. <br /> <br />I am a result of this melting pot <br />Of this promised land aross the sea. <br />Where every man is counted <br />In taking a stand to be free. <br />The place of new birth to achieve. <br />I am an American. <br /> <br />some ancestors skin was yellow <br />Marked us with slitted eyes. <br />They grounded us to meditate <br />And it would be weak to comprimise. <br />Practice wise decisions and don't hesitate. <br />I am an American. <br /> <br />Many others just like me <br />Trace their roots <br />Through more than one tree. <br />To Set Me Free and adequately succeed <br />Somebody need to discover my breed. <br />I am an Americican.<br /><br />Cecelia Weir<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/set-me-free-2/
