i hear america crying cuz of the economy. i hear america sobing cuz of unemployment. america is crying cuz of war and poverty. everyone is crying cuz of morgages and baby food. america is crying cuz of lead in childrens toys.

I hear America playing in every way

The kids in cities playing with their jump ropes

The gootball players practicing hard with high hopes

The little girls playing hop scotch

The basketball players playing with everyone there to watch

The boys playing dodge ball in the street

The soccer players are there to compete

The kids playing teather ball at school

The wrestlers are there to win the duel

The boys and girls playing kick ball at the park

The baseball players playing till after dark

I hear America playing all day

I hear America Crying, the songs of agony I hear,

all those families, each one crying as they ssee their son leave

to war,

The investors crying as they see their stocks go south,

The athletes crying while they suffer career ending

injuries,

The factory workers crying as they get layed off.

I hear America screaming, the yells and cries i hear.

Those of the soldiers, each one screaming out their war cries.

The victim screaming please, as he pleads for his life

The captain screaming orders as his soldiers march by. "Semper Fi"

    I hear America laughing, children bursting out with glee,

    Freinds and family together laughing for everyone to see.

    Children in a playground running and laughing without a care.

    Laughing as they look in another's eyes to take an easy dare.

    Laughing at each other even it it causes pain.

    Not caring whether or not that person is in the endless rain.

    I hear the children laughing, not understanding what life has in store.

    Not seeing or understanding those that are weak and poor.

    Not caring about unraveling the truth of life and how it is unfair.

I hear the economy worrying about money.

I hear republicans worrying about president elect Barack Obama.

I hear those who serve our country if they'll ever live to see it again.

I hear the families worrying if their house is going to get forclosed on.

I hear the men worrying about not being able to support their families.

I hear the women worrying about the surroundings in which their children are raised.

I hear the children worrying about school

I hear the teens worrying about fitting in and looking a part.

I hear the law enforcement worrying that the crime rates have gone up.

I hear the morgue worrying that the murder rates have also gone up.

I hear athletes worrying that they will fail.

I hear America screaming; depressing it is, I know

The shreiks of the man on death row, trembles approaching the chair

The woman screaming in protest- "he's innocent!"

The judges ruling- "guilty"

The car door slams, tires screaching

His woman out of sight

All desire for the judge's epiphany for truth, forfeit

The love spell shatters to a cloudy end

As the man approaches a different chair now,

Volts that will render his body motionless for eternity

The last grim look unfolding across the man's features

"Guilty" was a terrible accusation, coming from accusing eyes

The volts run through the now soul- less corpse,

An instint death, better than worse

The woman's car flies fast

I hear America crying, each a different cry,

I hear America's workers crying because they lost their jobs,

I hear America's families crying for their loved ones in war,

I hear America crying because of the terrible economy,

I hear America crying because of all the pollution,

I hear America crying because of the immigration issues,

I hear America clicking, all day and night

The office worker's clicking key boards

writing up reports

The teen clicking on the cell phone

texting

The soldier clicking in the rounds

of the magazine

The cameraman clicking taking the picture

The gammer clicking to kill the final boss

The teacher clicking his or her pen

The constant clicking as the world

advances in time and technologies.

I hear America laughing, the different jokes I hear,

That of comics, each one telling jokes confidently.

The actor telling his on a prime time show,

The late night talk show host making fun of politicians and other celebrities,

The reverends reciting rehearsed anecdotes,

The clowns blowing up balloons and wearing big shoes,

The cartoons on T.V. making children laugh,

Each doing its part unifying America with laughter,

Chummily, gleefuly, happily,

Laughing together in unison.

I hear America dancing, the varied carols I hear,

Those that are babies dancing, as they express themselves for the first time,

The teenagers dancing joy, as they have as much fun as they can make,

The young adults dancing excitement, as their life begins,

The adults dancing to the new beat, as they try to keep up with their kids,

The elders dancing a reminiscing dance, as they think back on all the dances in their life,

I hear the world dancing, as the new generation starts the dance of life.

I hear america laughing, the various checkles in my ear, those of mechanics laughing deep from the gutt, the carpenter is laughing despite his rut, the bricklayer laughs as his job begins, the sailor laughs as he measures the winds, the salesman laughs as he reaches his end, the factory worker laughs as he gets laid off, while an astronaut laughs when he takes off, the lawyer is laughing behind his desk, the freedom of man laughs while under arrest, everyone is laughing at once, in unison we laugh at our blunders and falls, we are not divided in humor we are not divided at all.

I hear America dying, homes foreclosing and families left with nothing,

Those who work losing everything,

The father desperate not knowing what to do,

The mother left for crying,

The baby sitting on the floor playing with his toys with joy as his parents are suffering,

The companies going bankrupt, many losing jobs,

The schools shutting down, dreams being broken, destinies being unfulfilled,

   I hear america hoping for a change,

   The daydreamer hoping for his dreas of happiness.

   The mother hoping for a better life for her growing child,

   The writer hoping for a story,

   The man looking for a loyal wife to help get through the lonly days.

   Teachers hoping for a perfect student.

   Everyone hoping and wishing for what could hopefully come true.

   hoping with hopeful hearts and trying to make the impossible possible.