Make America Good Again!

What our country needs is a return to good old fashion values

“Make America good again!”
Great would be nice,
but good is what’s needed now!

We are a divided country
where kindness is trumped by hate,
where decency is undermined by disrespect
and where what is true
is often overshadowed by what is not.

Those on the right
and those on the left
would do well
to center their hopes and dreams
on a future where the
freedom to hold differing opinions
matters more than
legislating our own.
Where agreeing to disagree
is viewed as a strength
not as a weakness
and where unity in the midst of diversity
is valued more than unanimity.

That would indeed
make America good again.

The Sad State of Our Union

The state of our union as a nation is troubling

The state of our union
is fragile at best.
We’re polarized, fractured
and flawed I confess.

The “wall” we have funded
with distrust and hate
runs right through our nation
dividing our states.

This “wall” of our making
demeans who we are.
It keeps us from hitching
our dreams to a star.

Securing our borders
(while needful and right)
is far less important
than ending this fight.