American Creed
Summary
A poem about "The Man". It describes the invisible figure(s) that run the country that, ultimately, are the only ones who truly benefit from our current system.
THE MAN
This is the land of the free
But not for you and me
Only for The Man we don't know and can't see
This is the home of the brave
Until The Man in charge caves
And then send away those that they cannot save
But still, from their high towers, they wave
The morals on which our country was built
Seem to change when the party lines tilt
Yet The Man keeps all the pride and we get all the guilt
We are told we can be anything throughout our youth,
but much quicker than I'd like to admit, we learn the truth
and while we struggle to break even, The Man watches smugly from his private theater booth
Over and over we fight and scream
For someone to show concern and vouch for our team
But alas, we watch as The Man becomes the only one to achieve the American Dream
Bay High School 2nd Block
2nd Block AP Gov