Wednesday, January 26, 2011

I am American

I complain about the price of gas
When I am part of 8% of the world
That owns a vehicle

When I say I am starving
It means I missed one of my three daily meals
I actually don’t know what it feels like to be hungry

Water pressure and temperature is a must
When showering or washing dishes
But how much of the world has clean water?

The water I use to water my plants
Is cleaner than the water
That a lot of the world drinks

I complain about waking up for class
How many people are able to go to school
Especially past high school

I am a girl
Yet I have my own dreams
And chose my own future

Church and religion is routine
However, there are millions all over the world
Killed because they believe the same things I do

Why was I born in America?
How can I not misuse what I have?
How can I learn to share what I have been given?

1 comment:

  1. "From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked." Luke 12:48b

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