Many of my fellow countries think I'm an airhead. They think I'm loud, obnoxious, annoying, stupid, can't sense the mood, never have good ideas, the list goes on. I know most of my people are split into two sections. People who are proud of being a part of me and would die for me, and people that doubt my government and blame me for everything that's going wrong. I also know that many people don't care about what I've been through. They think of me as a piece of land, because to many of my residents, America is just a piece of land. Its—or my—history is completely irrelevant to them. Not that I blame them, dude, if I was them I'd consider history class such a drag too. Most of them don't know that I exist, how could they possibly think of me as something more than just a country? To them I'm just a piece of land. Just somewhere they live in. But I'm so much more than that. I am a personification of a country. I get sick just like humans do—only the reasons are completely different. I feel just like humans do. I fight just like humans do. I have friends, allies, and enemies just like humans do. I get hurt just like they do. Everything you've studied in history class about me, I've actually lived through. I've seen all the wars with my own two eyes. I've worked the fields, and cried for my people. I've broke down and almost went near crazy—what you guys call the civil war— because my people were fighting amongst each other. I have no control over my long life. I can only control how many hamburgers I eat with Tony, and what insult I'll throw at England the next world meeting. My people, my government, control everything else. I am simply here, hoping you guys will take me into consideration when you guys talk about me. That you guys think about me as more than just a piece of land, and not be too harsh with your words. I hear everything my people say about me, I feel the depression and energy being drained from my body when the economy isn't doing too well. I feel my body temperature change according to the weather. I feel you're guys' pain. I am the United States of America. A world power, loved by many, hated by many as well, a country, a home for many, a war place for others, but I'm also Alfred F. Jones. A nineteen year old boy who lost his brother, a guy that loves to play videogames and eat hamburgers. I'm afraid of ghosts, and my favorite colors are red, white and blue. My birthday is July 4th. I have short blond hair, and need glasses. I'm a closet harry potter fan, and am very proud. My best friend is an alien and I have an unrequited love. I'm like all of the people that live in me. I may have superhuman strength, I may live forever, but take that away and I'm just like you. I breath, eat, shower, I have a job, I want, need, and feel. I'm the United States of America; I'm the piece of land you my people live on. I am a country, I've seen war, I've seen death, I've seen friendship, and family, but over it all, I'm Alfred F. Jones. A nineteen year old who loves videogames, burgers, aliens, and is afraid of ghost. Above it all, I'm just like you.

Just something that occurred to me after watching an AMV for viva la vida by coldplay. Hope you guys like it :3