Star Spangled Glory Fading - Va Letting Wounded Heroes Perish

Flag waving decency goodbye Actually not its fault Being only of cloth Creased by ones from Hell Veterans Administration now failing Allowing returned wounded Heroes to die Hung out to dry on death sentence waiting list While President Commander-In-Chief sits idly by Immorality breaking America's heart Dragged through unwanted sewers Guns blamed for violence Humans using them.... victims? Accountability old fashioned word Many not touching reality Cowering before mere responsibility Asking forgiveness without remorse Timothy McVeigh excellent example Babies blown to pieces Considered "just collateral damage" (quote, 03-28-01) No more no less Products of civilized societies Getting sicker and sicker Advancements in human condition Professed by corrupt governments Rhyme or reason discovered I don't think so At least not in general There are still saints Just hard to find In muck and mire Of mortal muddy confusion Too many answers expressed Questions left in dust Have been for centuries Greed.... most successful preacher Evil.... its loyal follower Copyright © 2014 Robert William Gruhn - All Rights Reserved "A poem to me is the essence of any thought, Being built from its foundation into tower scraping sky. It can fly like no other bird to places never seen, Even spaceships can only dream of taking its place." © 2014 Robert William Gruhn