A Grand Experiment
To a world of darkness, of brawling, of territorial fights
came a moment of clarity, dawned a new light
A grand experiment, daring beyond all comprehension
which could have exacerbated underlying tensions
But it found firm footing, and despite imperfections
there arose a new nation after seven years of insurrection
A place where a man could upgrade his station in life
and a revolution's pen was as sharp as a hunter's knife
A land to roam, to explore, to cultivate
A land of mountains, forests, and plains so great
With a wilderness untamed, and where rivers breathed free
Where you could assert you, and I could become me
Yet alack and alas, the land's bright promise has faded
midst darkness and brawling and descendants become jaded
And now America's a nation, very much like the others
where no man is your brother and sons turn on their mothers
Copyright © Gershon Wolf | Year Posted 2021
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