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We Bend But Never Break

We Bend but Never Break

Stand your ground the Monarchs cry
defend our power, do not ask why
Know we rule by our divine right
murder so easily with our might!

Bow down to kiss our Godly feet
we are the best you will ever meet
Know your place and all is fine
now pick the grapes, stomp the wine!

We stand above the shining light
ordering peons to slave and fight
Get cracking , do as you are told
if lucky, you'll work until very old!

the refutation......

Stand there in your deep disgrace
vainly thinking to be a better race
We searched and found freedom's call
you bow or else you will fall!

On bended knee beg for our help
bark, bark , you surly little welp
Learn your place to stay alive
tread water or else take a dive!

We stand in great defiant cause
no longer obey your stupid laws
Obey meekly and you just may live
that's most you get , more we'll never give!

Robert J. Lindley, August 3rd, 1974

Written when I was 21 years old, so full of piss and vinegar!
Youth has the advantage of - energy and eagerness....

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Vera Duggan

Date: 7/21/2014 7:36:00 PM

Robert very well written considering, I really don't think you were on your own at 21, most of us while in our youth went through that stage but I bet none of us could write a poem like that about it, great work my friend. Love to family and take care my friend.........Vera..............

Robert Lindley
Date: 7/21/2014 7:58:00 PM

Thanks Vera. I moved out of my mother's house at 17 years old. Never went back to live there. Finished high school in another state and immediately made my own way in the world 1973 onward. I sure made a lot of relationship mistakes and lived as wild as a lone mustang on open prairie! I know many young people went thru similar but mine was on a new level since I had to go my own way being I refused help offered. Too stubborn and had too much pride. By the way, I married at 18 , divorced 32 months later.. I had wrote much better poems earlier than that one but only have access to a few of them as the others were burned by the ex-wife!