Lost Independence Day Poems

Oh my dear, let me
clarify
The difference between the
lefties, let's give it a try
First, we have the liberals,
quite moderate they are
They believe in rights, but
won't go...

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We were not a nation, but just a continent 
Africa with kingdoms 
then, we violently got segmented and detached by people who never understood us...

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An Independence Day Poem written by John Sorie Conteh

I am Mama Salone, the crying mother!
A mother to millions of children.
I am a freedom fighter who...

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What gain is reaped in war's cruel strife?
What honor does it truly crown?
When the lives of our kin, precious and rife,
Are silenced, and hope is...

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If you’re an American, 4th of July 
Conjures fireworks, hot dogs and beer.
The barbecue sizzles and friends gather ‘round
To acknowledge that summer is here.

We rarely...

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Bent in the grand dance of the red poppies,
We let our courage rise from this seeded field,
We feed it with the truth of yesterday’s glories,
Our...

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Looking back, one thing comes clean-glass clear
you were always there for me subduing every fear.

I tried to do my duty, be a husband strong and...

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Ripened blood still sleepless
On the staircase of memory
Flying with reliable winds

Mild embrace of the winds
Imprinting the uprooted roots
Sculptures now govern all

Breath of independence
Floating in the...

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I cant breathe
Because you do not hear
My voice pleading.
My heart bleeding
A brother, a sister grieving
For the loss of life
That you have taken
Not in mistake
But in...

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When this Darkness Threatens thee,
Rise O’Sons and Daughters of Hong Kong’s Sea,
Claim the Right of 'Free-Speech' said,
Stand affirm, not afraid to Bled,

Spare not the Rod...

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Use to Be

My best friend... 
I would bring things to you. 
You needed or wanted. 
I would talk to you for hours, 
about whatever you...

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Abraham Lincoln  saw it happening and tried to stop it…a nation getting out of hand
he knew a house divided against itself would not be...

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The Declaration of Independence

~~~~Drafted by Thomas Jefferson~~~~~

Tomorrow is Independence Day!

But his hometown, refuses to honor him any longer.
He once owned slaves, so in our history,...

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In memory: Luis Alvarez, American Hero

Thank you for working on
the smoking ruins of 9/11!
Those days when we were
more than proud to be a 
free country.
Yes,...

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Your eyes say there's a room for everyone
I lost my way, welcome me to your shore
Light up your torch, I'm avoiding the sun
Of fear as...

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