Reasons and rights, <br />Times of the day, <br />OK to kill, <br />But not to pray. <br />Our schools <br />Teach peace, <br />Freedom, and love, <br />Just definitions, <br />Just spell the words. <br /> <br />What happened here <br />To Jefferson's dreams? <br />'Blacks are idiots, <br />Kill em'' we scream. <br /> <br />Our children <br />They see <br />The way we behave; <br />So we don't let them think, <br />We make them all slaves, <br />We keep the status quo, <br />Just one more day. <br /> <br />Reasons and rights, <br />Times of the day, <br />What happens to life <br />If man turns away? <br />Does our science <br />Bring us closer, or farther apart? <br />And did we forget about love <br />Cause we learned how hate starts?<br /><br />Sandra Osborne<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/jefferson-s-dreams/
