Why Is There So Much Discontent? Poem by L MILTON HANKINS

Why is there so much discontent
in the United States of America today,
when an overwhelming majority of us
want essentially the same things
(in no particular order)
- a good education for our children
- a well-paying job and stable future
- affordable healthcare
- social security
- peace in the world
- racial harmony
Who among us would not see the hungry fed,
the naked clothed,
the homeless sheltered?

Dare I suggest that ridiculously small, angry minorities
value bullying the masses over the general welfare?
Have they forgotten what our Constitution says
about pursuing life, liberty, and happiness …
FOR EVERYONE?

POSTSCRIPT
And, when did the arms of Lady Liberty turn inwards?
Her torch extinguished; her poem all but forgotten
That what makes America strongest is her diversity.