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House On Fire

Some say don't fear while others fret On all of the happenings We've struck a match to our past "Now the house we've built is burning" Our forefathers built with blood, sweat, and tears The foundation we have here Well into two hundred years "What lessons are we learning" The contract in which they wrote down Constitutes sacred ground Flick the Bic and burn it down "Not worried over who we're hurting" Generations yet to come What will we be teaching them That hard work makes great kindling "Does anyone else find that disturbing" Overtime it was bound to run its course Now we know why Miss Liberty carries a torch We tossed a molotov cocktail onto our own front porch "Now the house we've built is burning

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Date: 4/25/2018 8:24:00 PM
If they whittle away our Constitutional rights then they have won; your poem is spot on Mike!~Che :)
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Date: 4/25/2018 9:04:00 AM
Wow, Mike. A beautifully disturbing well penned beauty. A definite FAVE for me. I love the tone. Superbly done.
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