Maya Angelou acclaimed poet and author wrote a poem entitled "America". The
poem offers words of truth of our country America. The poem begins, " The gold of her
promise, has never been mined." America, promises us that all men are created equal.
The first problem with the promise is we are not all men. The gold of her promise,
address equality. Although it is promised to all in this country, its never delivered, when
discrimination, of race and gender are still existent.
"Her borders of justice, not clearly defined." We all have our feelings on what
justice is, because circumstances differ when we speak of justice in the terms of
punishment, to compensate for ones wrong doing. Yet, the borders of justice are not one
size fits all. Its a well know fact that our prisons are highly populated with the Black race.
Its, not that the black race commit more crimes but they are more severely punished for
the crimes they commit. Money is power, and its proved often in the courts. Those who
have money can afford expensive attorneys unlike the common folk. This line in the
poem also address the fact that justice is for some, not all.
" Her crops of abundance, the fruit and the grain, have not feed the hungry nor
eased that deep pain." To take this literally our country has a surplus of food, that no
man, woman or child should go hungry, yet they do. This line not only addresses actual
food, it address the fact that this is an country is abundant in resources yet these abundant
resources of opportunity have not been offered to all. Our country has also never
acknowledged the error of our ways. The people we have hurt, and destroyed such as the
Native, and African Americans. Instead with give those in poverty minimal assistance to
sustain and oppresses instead of aid to progress.
" Her proud declarations, are leaves on the wind." We are a proud co...