Muslims are not the problem.
Jews are not the problem.
Christians are not the problem.

Republicans are not the problem.
Democrats are not the problem.
Capitalism is not the problem
Nor is communism the problem.

Blacks are not the problem.
Whites are not the problem.
Yellows are not the problem.
Neither Reds
Nor Browns are the problem.

Women are not the problem.
Men are not the problem.
Gays are not the problem.
Zombies are not the problem.

Foolishness is the problem.
Dishonesty is the problem.
Self-centeredness is the problem.
Pride is the problem.
Both greed and vanity,
The problems.

Complacency is the problem.
Apathy is the problem.
Disregard for life is the problem.

Desire for death is the problem.
Godlessness and idolatry,
The problems.

Lack of Love is the problem.

Those are the problems.
They are big problems.
They are real problems. 
They are our problems.

The struggle is our own. 
The battle is for each of us, 
And the war belongs to all.

The problems are
Crouching at the door 
Waiting to have us; 
Each of us, 
And all of us.

My human family,
It is past time 
To get well.

Copyright, 2016. L.L. Shelton