I'm glad you restricted yourself to the letter A. If you had done the whole alphabet, I would have melted into the floorboards and never returned.
"America" and "Alive" made me want to cry; the first because it hits pretty close to how I feel about this country, the second because, well:
"If you're another Skrull," he breathed, eyes closed, "then please kill me. I can't-- I--"
Oh, Tony, you don't deserve so much hurt.
You make me want to write, and write better. Thank you so much for sharing your talent.