Hidden Sister Poet Sonnet

Freedom Regained

Thirteen years ago today
The world stood still
We could not turn away
Our eyes with tears did fill 

For many lost so much that day
Lives of loved ones gone
The things those crimes took away
What happenened was beyond wrong

Targeted for living free
My country paid the price
Hated by foreign countries
Wanting justice must suffice

So years have come
Time has gone by
Rebuilding towers has begun
Free planes can never fly

Restrictions,laws, privacy
Will never be the same
We lost our freedom can't you see
Security is its name

Freedom was lost that day 
Our choices not the same 
We had to all change the way
That we had played the game

Long lines, mistrust, everyone suspect
We shuffle along, like cattle 
It seems we lost respect
Its time we start to battle

I want back what they took from me
My freedom, my right to privacy
I don't want to be microchipped
Accepting all,complacency

This country was built on principles
With pride and revelry
We used to be invincible
Strong for all to see

Its time to stand tall again
Just like the twin towers stood
Trust, believe and defend 
In the power of the good.

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M. L. Kiser October 7, 2014 at 1:48 PM Well said! We've lost so much...we must try to regain what we've lost, but it will take a great deal of time. It's not something that can be cleaned up in a single decade.

Keith Merritt September 12, 2014 at 2:16 AM Oh wow...this is awesome ! Yeah, we have sacrificed our freedom for security, and like Ben Franklin I'm not sure we can go on as free nation if we don't turn back the clock...somehow. Thank you for sharing this, Jennifer !