America is a Place

“America is a Place…”
By: Vladimir Villarroel

America is a place....
where my Mother & Father once came to from very far
in hopes of a new and better start
where they knew that if you believe
all your dreams you can achieve

where they took what little they could bring
and turned it into a dream
where they did something so grand
as letting me be born in this great land

where my brothers and I were able to have
all the opportunities they never had
a place where we could laugh and run
and have dreams as bright as the shining sun

and although sometimes we couldn’t see
what they wanted us to see
that we had opportunities as big
as the wide and open sea
now I see it nice and bright
what they told us was indeed right

that we should never take for granted
all the things that we were handed
but instead turn them into something great
as a way to appreciate
all the hard work that they did
to come to a place like this

a place where I now know I can achieve
all my dreams if I believe
where my Mother & Father came to from very far
in hopes of a new & better start

a place that I can now call home
and proudly say that I am from
and be thankful to God for all the wonderful things I own

a place called “America”