Nation Poem by Kenneth R Jenkins

a social commentary

Among the vast of the sea and land

Where a nation is born,

Where a nation arises from the ashes to stand

Upon other large shoulders.



And coming from out of this very land we live

A mass of people from every race and creed,

A nation of the rich, the poor that's ready to give,

A solace to those who are in need.



From the ashes of war and sudden death of a nation,

Young but ready to face any peril in its way,

Becoming patriots of a nation ready anytime.



Struggling for equality

Of rights we believe in for you and me,

As this young nation be always ready.



Our churches may burn to the ground,

Or tallest building suddenly falls

But I know for each battle cry and sounds

A young nation goes forward at any cost.



When Black Lives Do Matter to some but not for others,

When fascism and racism bleed the bodies of our sisters and brothers

And mothers hold their children tightly

As a young nation goes forward.



When churches are supposed to be a place of safety

But instead killing fields for those hateful ones

Leaving those behind to be

Orphans, widows and in sadness.



When there are men who are filled with hate

Fueled like fire burning inside,

Crash into our nation's most sacred gates

Just for the sake of freedom.



Who will fight for me?

Who will fight for those left behind?

Who will fight so I can be free

While this nation suffers and dies.



I lost faith in this nation

As she slumbers and sleeps,

While there's a generation

Trying to understand each other.



The Rainbow People want rights because they are gay

The Indigenous People want what belongs to them

Everybody's got a handout in everyway

Pulling a nation further and further apart.



Arise people of this Union so brave

Arise and take note,

Have you forgotten the blessings God gave

While a nation sleeps away.



In the vast of people in one place

Divided but strong

But one as a Union none to replace,

Or being about unity

This nation we live in

Yes, this nation we live in.