Liberty Rant

by Daisy if you do   Jun 26, 2009


Freedom of speech
Be careful what you say
Likely to be decapitated
when you bow your head to pray
No shackles on religion
When you cut the ties that bind
When brothers murder brothers
because they've lost their minds

Blame it on the drugs
you beg to legalize
Cannot see your future
through stoned and bloodshot eyes
Separation happens
not with church and state
Leave it to the government
the decision of your fate

Form a little union
grant everyone their rights
When morals matter not
it will start the civil fights
Encourage them to sue
for all their wrongful woes
Take his land and home
and even take his clothes

Just take away our guns
With no rights to bear arms
Defending all we've worked for
To protect our families from harm
Then fire all the working class
send them to the welfare line
Tell them they don't qualify
and watch their hopes decline

America and her spacious skies
whose land was once a dream
Now a nightmare's legacy
The "change" was too extreme
Justice scales have broken
Liberty bows her head
A land that once was bountiful
barely hanging by a thread...

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  • 15 years ago

    by anand singh

    Very powerful words, superbly penned.I wish that the people who governed us can read this pice.
    You did an awesome job with this pice Sylvia.
    An enjoyable read.
    Paul...

  • 15 years ago

    by Cindy

    Kay
    I'm so glad you posted this. You did a excellent job on this piece.
    Love Cindy

  • 15 years ago

    by Ingrid

    Kay,

    It has been a very long time since I last read your poems, but this one is just so profound I have to comment.

    I think you said it all about a proud nation going down the drain. It breaks my heart to see the many homeless American people on tv and the way the future is squandered by all those who claim to be God's gift to mankind ( filling mostly their own pockets as they go).
    I hope the tide will be turned before it's too late..In my country the situation is just as bad, sad to say.

    Well written, an eloquent plea and a wake up call that should be read by all ( your) people:)

    Take care,

    5/5 Ingrid

  • 15 years ago

    by The Queen

    A mind-blowing piece..Im glad i read it..I love the opening - evenmore until end..

    5/5

  • 15 years ago

    by Lonely Rider

    Beautiful write... its the same in every country... sometimes I wonder what the world is turning into... peace lost, humanity on the verge of declination...

    your poem reflects a hard hitting truth... well penned...

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