Best Land Of Liberty Poems

As I sit here
There are so many things
I could write about
There are so many things 
That I just want to shout
My life is a mess
And so is my country
As part of this conciousness
I sometimes imagin
What could be
I'm not a politician or even a soldier
I don't...

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By Deborah Johnson, copyright 2015

Only in America the land of the free, you may find men hanging from a tree.Men will cross the border expecting to be free; instead they catch a bullet in the eye or the knee.

Only in America the land of the...

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You know, they say thou shalt not steal
And thou shalt not kill
But everything that seemed fictional
Has now become real
Send kids overseas
To fix the governments mistake
Guns and bombs exploding
Is how they shall wake
Taking what you can
And looking up to false idols
Giving back broken promises
And livin like...

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Dust fell upon my face;
A soft touch from the sandman
Light faded away with the night's lace,
The sun knelt with a last, weak scan

Stars embroidered the sky,
Leaves of sheets fell upon the clouds
The cold pervaded through the crowd
Stillness stood by

A delicate texture touched my hair
As it...

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It is horrifyingly apparent,
that this new Rome will fall soon.

The wolves are roaming,
seeking for any weakness,
and we are weakened
by our own lack of alarm.

Some spoke out,
some told of a degenerate culture,
of corruption and disinterest.

Some armed themselves,
but a house divided upon itself
cannot stand for long.

This Republic...

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Blood marks the score of a finished game
Victory champions over boundless disdain 
Prosperous oceans cherish tides of mirth
Tumultuous ties divide; Faith gives birth
Annihilation arrives at a familiar destination
Power ferries the raft of exploitation 
Beautiful and spacious eyes reflect
Amber waves of pain can only collect
Reason masquerading...

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We put them in power, and then we do nothing but complain.
No matter what they do,we stare at them with utmost disdain.


We who work and hold America so very dear,
Are not smashing windows in Portland in stolen riot gear.


We do not put criminals up, to bow...

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