America's Poet - I Am America Lyrics

Who Am I?
Who are you?
Who Are We as a Nation
When we refuse to celebrate the beauty of our pigmentation
To enjoy the God-given expression of our uniqueness as a person
I am black
I am brown
I am red
I am white
I am blue
I am America!

How long will we allow ourselves to be held prisoner by this systemic sickness called racism
Kept alive by an ideology of division
Rooted in a self-righteous mindset that is twisted
A visceral of, heartsick
Conscience seared
Soul disturbed
A darkness of ideology
That plays the herd
To their own detriment
A fear-baiting deranged agenda
That has bankrupted our moral compass and made us pretenders
I'm not who you say I am
I am FREE
As a man
- Who defends
As a woman
- Who nourishes
As an American
- Who embraces liberty and stands for justice
As an individual
- With God-given gifts bursting with capacity
To love
- with passion
To live
- with courage
To give
- with compassion
To receive
- In humility
I will stretch forth my hands unto the God of this land
I will lift my voice and make a righteous noise
I will not react
I will respond
I will activate my vote
For that which is true to rule
I will participate in this republic
And lift my voice for truth

My faith will be released to love beyond
The wicked narrative of violence, destruction, and hate
I will embrace my neighbored no matter what color their face
Even when I cannot grasp why some do what they do
To see it - hurts the deepest part of me
Even then, by God's grace, I will yet love my enemy

Because...
I am black
I am brown
I am red
I am white
I am blue
I am America!

For those who don't think I am
You are blind
Prejudice from a self-righteous place
It's not just about race
Hypocrites.
Ignorant and cannot understand
I will pray for your troubled soul.

Just know that you cannot stop.
From Making America Great...

Again.

I am America!

Copyright 2022 by William Owens
America's Poet