Liberty Is Stumbling
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To everyone's discombobulation,
anarchy and pain
were given free rein:
liberty is losing its foundation.
Ukraine's taking flak
for Russia's attack.
Many foreign politicians are corrupt,
and deep-pocket lobbyists pay to disrupt.
Liberty is stumbling!
Global warming is touted as fake news.
Oceans are rising.
It's not surprising
when ecologists beg; the rich refuse.
Money is their king.
Nature's their plaything.
Big business stole a generation's dreams,
promising paradise while polluting streams.
Liberty is stumbling!
The crazies are taking total control:
creating weird cults,
in which hate exults.
Without condemnation, we've sold our souls.
We wear a blindfold,
and do what we're told.
Republican fascists are fueling fears
democracy holds no more value than tears.
White cops shoot black youths, and then go out for beers.
Liberty is stumbling,
its foundation's crumbling.
Copyright © Emile Pinet | Year Posted 2018
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