From sea to shining sea
Is an ocean between you and me
Purple mountains' majesty
Keeps me devoid of empathy
These flaming amber waves of grain
Sweep away whispers of others' pain
These beautiful, spacious skies
Dull my senses with exceptional lies.
And alabaster cities gleam
These white-washed tombs of shattered dreams.
Where God has long since shed His grace,
There is only apathy in its place.
From a notebook, dated 2019-0514
Reworked 2021-0425
From sea to shining sea,
An ocean between you and me.
Purple mountains' majesty
Devoid of all empathy.
These flaming amber waves of grain
Deny five centuries of pain.
These beautiful, spacious skies
Dull my eyes with hollow lies,
And alabaster cities gleam
These white-washed tombs of shattered dreams.
Where God has long since shed His grace,
Leaving apathy in its place.
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