How do you make a nation great?
By telling lies and preaching hate?
Inciting to assassinate?
That’s not the kind of great I rate.
When all your words are meant to shock,
intimidate, demean and mock,
they’re not the best words, not at all.
They’re words that damage, maul, appall.
If all you do is rant and roar,
call women dog, fat pig and whore,
if that’s the great you’re standing for,
that is a great that I deplore.
In your world we’d all be racist,
Humans at their very basest.
Erect a wall, create a schism,
There is no great in narcissism.
Judged by religion, creed or race,
That isn’t great, that’s a disgrace.
Intolerance is all you tout,
If that is great then count me out.
Stop. Reset.
How do you make a nation great?
By seeking to collaborate,
by finding ways to mediate,
illuminate and educate.
Choose only words that serve to heal,
unite, encourage and appeal,
they are the best words by a mile.
They’re words that make this life worthwhile.
Protect the planet from our greed.
Distribute wealth, help those in need.
Above all else seek to inspire.
Create a nation to admire.
Equality should be routine.
It’s humanKIND not humanMEAN.
We still have time, it’s not too late
to quell the fears and stem the hate.
Cooperate, create, elate,
Together we can elevate
a nation and decide its fate.
Now that’s a great to celebrate.
– Ailsa Prideaux-Mooney
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