#RWISA “RISE-UP” TOUR, DAY 11, @YVETTEMCALLEIRO #RRBC #RRBC_COMMUNITY

IF I COULD HELP AMERICA

“I am American,”

I have always answered.

Red, white, and blue have painted my soul

Since the day I was born on foreign land.

My father served our nation for over two decades.

Camouflage green coats my skin so perfectly

That even I don’t see my true identity.

But America has changed.

As she has aged,

She’s become crabby and near-sighted.

The optimism of her younger years

Has turned into caution and cynicism.

The arms which once embraced others

Have locked firmly in front of her.

Alzheimer’s has set in,

Robbing her of memories of

When her citizens found common ground

And fought for the greater good of all mankind.

I love her still.

I always will.

And though times seem bleak,

America is immortal.

She just needs help finding her youthful years again.

So, if I could help America,

I’d massage her heart muscle

Until love for all poured freely,

Until compassion caressed her cautious fears.

I’d correct her vision so she could see

The beauty in diversity,

The strength that comes with respecting our differences,

The harmony that develops when we allow others to

Live and let live.

I’d replay her past moments of

Division and deceit

To remind her that hatred and anger,

Winners versus losers,

Extremism and fear,

Have only weakened her.

I’d then focus on

Her good times,

When neighbors looked out for one another,

When we could agree to disagree,

When our egos did not control us

And we saw a bit of ourselves in others.

I’d pull apart her arms

To embrace her

And wait until she hugged me back.

She would remember how comforting it feels

When someone shares freely

The blessings they’ve already been given.

I would walk beside her,

Patiently,

Lovingly,

Until her limberness returned,

Until she remembered

Her purpose and her passion,

Until she remembered that

She was created so

We all could live equally,

We all could be true to ourselves,

And she, America,

Would embrace us

Whole-heartedly.

Perfect isn’t possible

But better certainly is!

I have not given up on America.

I have faith that her people

Will come together once again.

From different walks of life,

With different mindsets,

They will find their way to the middle,

With respect for their fellow neighbor,

With a desire for peace for all,

With a compassion to accept all of God’s children,

To live in harmony,

As America has always wanted.

~RWISA Author, Yvette M. Calleiro

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Thank you for dropping by today’s RWISA “RISE-UP” stop.  We hope that the message contained here has moved you in some way to RISE UP and do something; one small change could impact the life of another without you even knowing it.  Don’t just sit around talking about the problem, be part of the solution.  It doesn’t take much when you decide that you are going to RISE UP!

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