Land of Contradictions 

America is racism and egalitarianism,
Domination and resistance,
Control and freedom,
Capitalism and community,
Sexism and feminism,
Heterosexism and same–gender loving,
Poverty and wealth,
Love and hate,
Trans–phobia and Trans–solidarity,
Kindness and contempt,
Truth and hypocrisy,
War and peace,
Hope and despair,
Democratic Socialism and
Republican Fascism,
Joy and sadness,
Patriotism and violence against
Immigrants,
Knowledge and ignorance,
The erotic and the pornographic,
Destiny and dead–end lives,
Country club and the night club,
Organized religion—without
Sacredness,
Sunshine and the rain,
Fun, laughter, and pain,
Abundance and scarcity,
Rule of law—without justice.

Ray Mobley