Freddie Robinson Jr. Poet Dramatic Verse

Mt Rushmore

What proud Americans see,
has been done before
Graven image glory ...
Mount Rushmore
Four faces carved into 
a mountainside
South Dakota idols looks like 
the one in southern Sudan
Mount Abu Simbel,
circa 1200 B.C.
Four Pharaoh figures
standing tall 100 feet
Graven images carved into
a mountainside
To bear witness
of things to come
That in the future,
this again would be done
Washington
Jefferson
Lincoln 
Roosevelt
Every Pharaoh from the past
had the same pride those men felt
That their nation
was the greatest one
in the Earth
That their kingdoms
would forever remain
above the dirt
What was done before,
has been done again
Graven image idolatry ...
Mount Rushmore sin

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Janis Medders Tobechi August 23, 2017 at 2:33 PM I really like the beat and rhythm of this one. Well written, Freddie. I always thought a Native American was there. Wrong again.

Arturo Michael August 18, 2017 at 1:18 PM The face of Jeronimo is missing...but is clearly carved into the wind, trees, and land where buffalos roam. Good point Freddie. Have a nice day