Our Founding Fathers
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Washington is not the be all to end all. We must take responsibility for ourselves.
Our Founding Fathers
By Franklin Price
04/04/2020
Our founding fathers had a dream
That's how the U.S.A. began
They pledged their lives together
For freedom of their fellow man
It wasn't all about themselves
But their negotiated sights
For all the people on the Earth
And what they thought were human rights
Their fight led to independence
From Royal England far away
They framed up the Constitution
And Bill of Rights we have today
Life, Liberty and Happiness
They promised us, we could pursue
Should be the rights of everyone
But they're not free for me and you
Their pursuit has not been easy
But it was never meant to be
Must give some to one another
Our promised freedom isn't free
It's all about the common good,
Without preventing each pursuit,
From this our country's tree has grown
This was our Founding Fathers' root
It seems that we have lost the way
Now that our population's grown
We look for help from Washington
Don't want to go it on our own
Put our reps on their high horses
They have become our royalty
They have not done so well for us
I think that's very plain to see
All of us have been infected,
Not by some virus that is here,
But by ignoring the direction
Our founding Fathers held so dear
Copyright © Franklin Price | Year Posted 2020
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