In This Light
In this light, I see
The land of the free
America, that's what I mean
Though, total freedom is what I cannot see.
Women, we have a right to vote
It's great, we have a right to gloat
Though, we do not have equal pay
That is one thing that I hate
Why should the government choose our rights?
They are ours, not yours to rewrite
And what about the gays?
They should also have their way
In this light, I see
The land of the free
Where total freedom lives not here
Or really, anywhere
It's your bigoted opinions that will not let you see
That women and the gays are not free
Thought you say that they are, and while that is true
We are not a free as men like you
Copyright © Caryn Gerometta | Year Posted 2014
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